[Solved]-Pycharm error: Improperly configured

For Pycharm, just go to Run -> Edit Configurations, select your project on the right of the window from Debug Configuration, and you will see Environment variables on the right. Make sure you have set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=mysite.settings, if not just add one, it is as easy as fill a key value pair from the pop up dialog.

I’m using PyCharm Professional and the answers provided here didn’t work for me.

I went to Build, Execution, Deployment -> Consule -> Django Console and then added DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=my_app_name.settings to Environment Variables.