django standalone script import error

Question

Hi, I have a working django site and I'm trying to run a standalone script over its data. I am following this article, but can't get it to work. I have tried two approaches:

1)

import sys, os
sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('..'))

os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'mysite.settings'

from mysite.main.models import Image
#from main.models import Image #should work too

2)

import sys, os
sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('..'))

from django.core.management import setup_environ 
from mysite import settings
#import settings #should work too
setup_environ(settings)

from mysite.main.models import Image

Both gives me "AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'models'" raised from the module I am trying to import (main.models).

The script itself is located in the project root of a working site, with the "main" app properly installed and working. There should be no problem with settings or models.

Answer 1

I don't see any reason why your import statement should not work. Make sure that the module structure matches the import command. The module path should be mysite -> main -> models. Some developers add an extra apps module in a project such that the path becomes mysite -> apps -> main -> models. Ensure that this is not the case for you.

To check, do the following from the Django shell as well as the Python REPL.

from mysite.main.models import Image

If this doesn't work you'll need to troubleshoot your module structure.