[Solved] You wrote this Celery setup in your Django project: from celery import Celery app = Celery('proj') app.config_from_object('django.... What is the most likely mistake? | Django

Django - Celery and Background Tasks

You wrote this Celery setup in your Django project:

from celery import Celery
app = Celery('proj')
app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings', namespace='CELERY')
app.autodiscover_tasks()

But your tasks are not running. What is the most likely mistake?

AUsing wrong Celery import statement

BNot running a message broker like Redis or RabbitMQ

CMissing @shared_task decorator on tasks

DNot calling app.start() in settings.py

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Check broker setup
Celery needs a running message broker (Redis or RabbitMQ) to send and receive tasks.
Step 2: Analyze other options
Imports and decorators are correct; app.start() is not required in settings.py; missing broker is common cause.
Final Answer:
Not running a message broker like Redis or RabbitMQ -> Option B
Quick Check:
Broker must run for tasks to work [OK]

Quick Trick: Always start Redis or RabbitMQ before Celery workers [OK]

Common Mistakes:

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