python - Django: adding a random.py file in project dir destroyed the setting's import in WSGI -

this seems weird has happened number of times now. have artitrary .py file added "project/project" directory (same directory settings.py). 2-3 scripts import script.

after adding script , restarting apache, django website shows following errors exclusively:

error from:

raise importerror("could not import settings '%s' (is on sys.path?): %s" %       (self.settings_module, e))  [wed jul 24 08:10:03 2013] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] importerror:  not import settings 'project.settings' (is on sys.path?):  no module named settings 

any advice? thank you.

here directory repr:

project/     project/         __init__.py         settings.py         urls.py         views.py         wsgi.py         something.py     app/         __init__.py         views.py         models.py         tasks.py 

i tried restore site removing something.py , imports, nothing worked.

update: in wsgi.py file put

print os.getcwd()  # prior os.environ.setdefault("django_settings_module", "project.settings") django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application application = get_wsgi_application() 

and result off! in wrong directory. pointed /home/user/path/to/django/project instead of /home/user, still not work!! makes no sense because settings.py right there, can blatantly import it..

how come random scenario caused this?? , previous times did not. can please explain? thanks.

wow, unbelievable. accidentally had unneeded init.py inside main higher level project folder... causing project.settings @ directory 1 level high!!