Django Database Improperly Configured when function called outside of Django

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Hi,

I asked the following django-related question on StackOverflow the
other day and didn't get much of a response, so I figured I'd ask you
all here.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10881249/django-database-improperly-configured-when-function-called-outside-of-django

Is my database configuration (in the linked post) incorrect? It seems
fine to me...?

Thanks!

Brian