Did you put Test1.py and Test2.py into a "models" directory where models.py would normally be, and add an __initial__.py file to it?
On Jun 10, 5:18 pm, rahul jain <[email protected]> wrote: > HI Dan, > > Thanks for your response but that will not solve my problem. > > I am not splitting models. I am splitting actions defined in the > models across multiple files. > > So suppose > > one of my model actions is calling which in turn calls the constructor > or simple functions defined in normal python files > > for ex: > > def action (self, request, queryset): > > Test1(<params>) //calls default constructor of the class > Test2(<params>) > > Now each of these are separate class files names as Test1.py Test2.py. > > In each of these files i want to do this > > from <project_name>.<app name>.models import <class name> > > But I get this error > > ImportError: cannot import name <class name> > > I tired various other variotions like just > > from models import <class name> > > from <app name>.models import <class name> > > or without from > > but none of them are working. > > Also, in order to call this Test1(<params>) I thought if I import > Test1 in models then it will just work but again not > > --RJ > > > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Dan Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > > When you split things out into multiple files or directories you have > > to remember to import them into the models.py file or the __init__.py > > file (if using a directory). > > > So if i had some models in a new file "extraModels.py" for example > > > # In extraModels.py > > class ExtraModel(models.Model): > > pass > > > Then in the regular "models.py" > > > # In models.py > > from extraModels import ExtraModel > > > class RegularModels(model.Model): > > pass > > > The key is that you ahve to import any models in your split files into > > your normal models.py file. This is because Django looks for models in > > the models.py file only. If you make a models directory, you have to > > import all models you want Django to recognize into your __init__.py > > file within the models directory. > > > Hopefully this makes sense, if not I can try to be more clear. > > > Dan Harris > > [email protected] > > > On Jun 10, 4:46 pm, rahul jain <[email protected]> wrote: > >> anyone on this ?? > > >> --RJ > > >> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:34 AM, rahul jain <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Hi Django, > > >> > In my app directory, I splitted my models and views.py into multiple > >> > files since they start becoming very long but django is not able to > >> > recognize those files . > >> > It only recognizes models.py, views.py, tests.py (default ones). > > >> > So In my other files If i do this > > >> > from <project_name>.<app name>.models import <class name> > > >> > I get this error > > >> > ImportError: cannot import name <class name> > > >> > If I do the same on views.py, it just works fine. > > >> > Even on Eclipse I can see Django default files with different symbol > >> > and python files with different symbols. > > >> > How to solve this problem ? > > >> > --RJ > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Django users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
