[SOLVED] django.db.utils.OperationalError: (1091, "Can't DROP 'column_name'; check that column/key exists")

[SOLVED] django.db.utils.OperationalError: (1091, "Can't DROP 'column_name'; check that column/key exists")

PROBLEM / ERROR:

django.db.utils.OperationalError: (1091, "Can't DROP 'column_name'; check that column/key exists")

SOLUTION:

This is the answer to this issue:

Step 1. You need to fake the migrations

python manage.py migrate --fake

Step 2. Migrate again

python manage.py migrate

Step 3. Comment out the column for which the error comes up e.g. "Can't DROP 'address'

Step 4. Make migrations and migrate again

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate