Django Shell API KeyError

Question

I am importing models in django shell API but i get the below error. Here is how it occurs:

python manage.py shell
from .models import Device

I get:

File "<console>", line 1, in <module> KeyError: "'__name__' not in globals"

This might be an issue with Python path. What happens if you use absolute import? — Charnel, Feb 05 '20 at 08:35

score 23 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 05 '20 at 08:38

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Try putting the app name before ".models". Here .models trying to import from models.py in the current directory but models.py is actually located in the app directory.

>> from [app_name].models import Device

answered Feb 05 '20 at 08:38

Abu Sayem

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