Try bumping to django 2.0

mdbsite/settings.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-from django.conf.global_settings import TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS as TCP
 import raven
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
@@ -33,38 +32,40 @@ ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = '/media/'
 
 STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
-
-
-# Additional locations of static files
-STATICFILES_DIRS = (
-)
-
-# List of finder classes that know how to find static files in
-# various locations.
 STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
-#    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.DefaultStorageFinder',
 )
 
 # Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
 SECRET_KEY = '@4ps=ebofcpv8sb#y7gm896=l&l*u0u-pgo7bcdj%+(k+2lqnl'
 
-MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
+MIDDLEWARE = [
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
-)
+]
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'mdbsite.urls'
 
-TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
-    # Put strings here, like "/home/html/django_templates" or "C:/www/django/templates".
-    # Always use forward slashes, even on Windows.
-    # Don't forget to use absolute paths, not relative paths.
-)
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
+        'DIRS': [],
+        'APP_DIRS': True,
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'context_processors': [
+                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.auth',
@@ -84,10 +85,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
 
 EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX = '[MDB] '
 
-TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = TCP + (
-    'django.core.context_processors.request',  # for django-suit
-)
-
 # Logging
 LOGGING = {
     'version': 1,
@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ LOGGING = {
             'propagate': False,
         },
         'raven': {
-            'level': 'DEBUG',
+            'level': 'WARNING',
             'handlers': ['console'],
             'propagate': False,
         },

mdbsite/urls.py

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns
+from django.urls import re_path, path
 from django.views.generic.base import RedirectView
 from mdb.api.views import HostPXEValidate
 
 admin.autodiscover()
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    url(r'^$', RedirectView.as_view(url='admin/', permanent=True)),
-    url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
-    url(r'^api/validate-host-secret/', HostPXEValidate.as_view(), name='api-validate-host-secret')
+    re_path(r'^$', RedirectView.as_view(url='admin/', permanent=True)),
+    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
+    path('api/validate-host-secret/', HostPXEValidate.as_view(), name='api-validate-host-secret')
 ]
 
 urlpatterns += staticfiles_urlpatterns()