error: 'ValueError: _names_ are reserved for future Enum use'

Question

I'm deploying my Django project on a Linux server. When I run the command python manage.py collectstaticI get the following error:

  File "/home/student/PickFeel/venv/lib/python3.5/site-packages/django/db/models/enums.py", line 81, in TextChoices
    def _generate_next_value_(name, start, count, last_values):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/enum.py", line 61, in __setitem__
    raise ValueError('_names_ are reserved for future Enum use')
ValueError: _names_ are reserved for future Enum use

enum.py is a system generated file.

How do I fix this?

see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60579937/enum-valueerror-python3-when-starting-django/61533214#61533214 — AzyCrw4282, May 01 '20 at 02:34
Thank you that worked. Instead of using 'python manage.py collectstatic' I used ''python3.8 manage.py collectstatic'. Thanks for your help — user13440159, May 01 '20 at 09:53

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 01 '20 at 20:00

This happens since python3.5 does not support _missing_ function for enums. It is supported in python3.8 see here from the docs

Consider upgrading your python version to 3.8 or any other version that supports the _missing_ function.

If you already have a latest version then use the suitable command, e.g. instead of this

python manage.py collectstatic

Do

python3.x manage.py collectstatic

error: 'ValueError: _names_ are reserved for future Enum use'

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