'database' option in conf file not working

[komaljeet]

I am assumimg this is a bug since as per docs, we should be able to use 'database' in conf file.
It its not a bug, please close the ticket.

​https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/databases/#mysql-notes

Putting 'database' in conf file does not work, exception raised is:
django.db.utils.InternalError: (1046, 'No database selected')

DB_CONF_PATH = /path/to/conf/file
[client]

database = xxxxx
host =xxxxx
user = xxxxxxx
password = xxxxxx
default-character-set = utf8

But putting it settings.DATABASES dict works.

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'mysql_cymysql',
        'OPTIONS': {
            'read_default_file': DB_CONF_PATH,
        
        },
        'NAME' : 'xxxxxx'
    }
}

[Mariusz Felisiak]

It works for me with ​the configuration described in docs:

• settings.py:

  DATABASES = {
      'default': {
          'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
          'OPTIONS': {
              'read_default_file': '/django/tests/mysql.cnf',
          }
      }
  }
  

• /django/tests/mysql.cnf

  [client]
  database = NAME
  user = USER
  password = PASSWORD
  default-character-set = utf8