Accessing relative import beyond top-level package

Question

i have searched across stackoverflow and i havent been able to come up with an answer.

I have this directory:

project/
    util/
        utility.py
    models.py

So here is a description of what each file does

models.py : contains a list of my django models

utility.py:
from ..models import *
[...]

May i know why i keep getting this error: ValueError: attempted relative import beyond top-level package?

And how can i solve this?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 22 '18 at 05:12

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There reason is that you are trying to import from non-package directory. That is, project folder is not a package as it does not have init.py. That's why, you are getting this error.

Try this:

from project.models import *

answered Jan 22 '18 at 05:12

Jahongir Rahmonov

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I have tried that, but it threw me a django.core.exception: InproperlyConfigered – AKJ Jan 22 '18 at 05:16
@AKJ is `project` a Django app or a project root? If it is a project root, why is `models.py` there? It should be inside an app. – Jahongir Rahmonov Jan 22 '18 at 05:18
It is the django app – AKJ Jan 22 '18 at 05:18
@AKJ why is there no `init.py`? – Jahongir Rahmonov Jan 22 '18 at 05:19
Under the util folder? There is. My project is a lot more than what i gave above. However my models.py is a file so there is no __init__.py – AKJ Jan 22 '18 at 05:19
@AKJ no, under the `project` folder. – Jahongir Rahmonov Jan 22 '18 at 05:24
There is one there – AKJ Jan 22 '18 at 05:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 22 '18 at 09:28

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I managed to solve my problem by following the solution posted by this user:

Django exception : django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured:

Go upvote his post if it helped you!

answered Jan 22 '18 at 09:28

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