Django debug stuck at "Performing system checks..."

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Hi, When I start debug my django-rest api, debugging starts and this output shows up:

Watching for file changes with StatReloader
Performing system checks...

launch.json file:

{
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    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Python Debugger: Django",
            "type": "debugpy",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/manage.py",
            "args": [
                "runserver"
            ],
            "django": true
        }
    ]
}

As debug server not started I can’t access my api endpoint.

2

Did you recently update some code or reinstall an older version or make some other environmental change? (Upgrade or downgrade Python, change virtual environment, anything?)

3

Not actually I haven’t changed anything. This is the case when I am using pycharm as well.

4

What happens if you try running it directly from the command line?

There have been a couple instances reported here of similar symptoms. While there hasn’t ever been one specific cause identified, two things have been recommended to try:

  • Delete all .pyc files in the project.
  • Run the Django extensions command clear_cache.
5

When I run python manage.py runserver it works fine. This case happens while only debugging. Thank you for your advice. I will try and let you know.

6

Unfortunately, nothing you said worked.

7

Unfortunately, it didn’t work.

8

My next suggestion then would be to create a new virtual environment with a fresh install of all the packages, and use it instead of your existing venv to see if that helps.