I've now got this working by also adding the following to my projects settings.py file:
import os import sys PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.dirname(__file__) sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "apps")) manage.py now knows about my apps folder. See Greg Allard's post for more info if you run into this - http://codespatter.com/2009/04/10/how-to-add-locations-to-python-path-for-reusable-django-apps/. On Jun 20, 10:10 pm, vcarney <[email protected]> wrote: > I attempted to add my apps folder to the wsgi script file, but still > no luck (same module import error). Here is what I have in my wsgi > script file: > > import os > import sys > > os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'example.settings' > sys.path.append('/apps/django') > sys.path.append('/apps/django/example/apps') > import django.core.handlers.wsgi > application = django.core.handlers.wsgi.WSGIHandler() > > Any thoughts? > > On Jun 20, 11:26 am, Daniel Roseman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jun 20, 8:01 am, vcarney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I created a new project with django-admin.py as such: > > > > django-admin.py startproject foo > > > > Under the folder foo it gives me the basic files: > > > __init__.py > > > manage.py > > > settings.py > > > urls.py > > > > I then created a new folder under foo named apps and added a blank > > > __init__.py. Within the apps folder I created a new app with django- > > > admin.py instead of manage.py: > > > > django-admin.py startapp bar > > > > This gives me the basic files within bar like models.py. I also > > > created a new managers.py file within this same bar directory: > > > > __init__.py > > > managers.py > > > models.py > > > tests.py > > > views.py > > > > In my foo/bar/models.py file, I need to import a class from > > > managers.py. I have tried "from bar.managers import PublicManger" > > > which gives me an ImportError stating no module is named bar.managers. > > > However, when I import with "from foo.apps.bar.managers" it works. > > > > How do I decouple the project name within my apps so I may distribute > > > the source code? > > > The 'apps' directory is not on your pythonpath, so you won't be able > > to import directly from it without referencing its parent, which is. > > However from the bar.models file 'from managers import PublicManager' > > should work, because the current file's containing directory is always > > automatically on the pythonpath. > > > I usually use a similar layout, with apps in an 'apps' subdirectory, > > and what I usually do is slightly hack the manage.py script to put > > apps on the path: > > sys.path.insert(0, > > os.path.join( > > os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'apps' > > ) > > ) > > (and a similar version in my .wsgi file for production). > > -- > > DR. -- 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.
