1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/pharos-dashboard/manage.py b/tools/pharos-dashboard/manage.py
index 65e6fc6a..97a5ba4a 100755
--- a/tools/pharos-dashboard/manage.py
+++ b/tools/pharos-dashboard/manage.py
@@ -4,7 +4,19 @@ import sys
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "pharos_dashboard.settings")
-
-    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
-
+    try:
+        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+    except ImportError:
+        # The above import may fail for some other reason. Ensure that the
+        # issue is really that Django is missing to avoid masking other
+        # exceptions on Python 2.
+        try:
+            import django
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ImportError(
+                "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
+                "available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you "
+                "forget to activate a virtual environment?"
+            )
+        raise
     execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)