GitHub user dosubot[bot] added a comment to the discussion: Unable to Create Admin User in Apache Superset
<!-- Answer --> The error `Could not import 'superset.superset'` is almost always caused by the FLASK_APP environment variable being set incorrectly. Superset expects FLASK_APP to point to the Flask app factory, which is `superset.app:create_app`, not just `superset` [source](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/829e4d92d91ceae4b43b1ed3b063ffe45377799c/superset/app.py). To fix this, activate your virtual environment and set: ```bash export FLASK_APP=superset.app:create_app ``` You do not need to run commands from inside the `site-packages/superset/` directory; just run them from anywhere in your virtualenv. Also, the `CONFIG_FILE_PATH` variable is not required for standard Superset setup and may cause confusion. If you have a custom `superset_config.py`, make sure it's either in your PYTHONPATH or set via `SUPERSET_CONFIG_PATH` as you did. Double-check that your config file and its imports are correct—bad imports in `superset_config.py` can also trigger import errors [source](https://github.com/apache/superset/discussions/34439). After correcting FLASK_APP, try: ```bash superset fab create-admin ``` If you still see errors, check for mistakes in your `superset_config.py` and ensure all dependencies are installed. Once the admin user is created, run `superset init` to finish setup. Let me know if you run into any other issues! <!-- Dosu Comment Footer --> *To reply, just mention [@dosu](https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot).* --- <sup>How did I do? [Good](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/5380d810-8089-4ab6-9c4e-c72f126b2e6a?feedback_type=great_response) | [Irrelevant](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/5380d810-8089-4ab6-9c4e-c72f126b2e6a?feedback_type=irrelevant_answer) | [Incorrect](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/5380d810-8089-4ab6-9c4e-c72f126b2e6a?feedback_type=incorrect_sources) | [Verbose](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/5380d810-8089-4ab6-9c4e-c72f126b2e6a?feedback_type=too_verbose) | [Hallucination](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/5380d810-8089-4ab6-9c4e-c72f126b2e6a?feedback_type=hallucination) | [Report 🐛](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/5380d810-8089-4ab6-9c4e-c72f126b2e6a?feedback_type=bug_report) | [Other](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/5380d810-8089-4ab6-9c4e-c72f126b2e6a?feedback_type=other)</sup> [](https://app.dosu.dev/a28d3c7e-a9d3-459e-9fb6-3a6f9ff4f357/ask?utm_source=github)& nbsp;[](https://go.dosu.dev/discord-bot) [](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%40dosu_ai%20helped%20me%20solve%20this%20issue!&url=https%3A//github.com/apache/superset/discussions/34807) GitHub link: https://github.com/apache/superset/discussions/34807#discussioncomment-14184972 ---- This is an automatically sent email for [email protected]. To unsubscribe, please send an email to: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
