Importing models in Django python

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How can I import all models in the settings.py in INSTALLED_APPS? When i`m trying to insert some model there is an error occurred: "no models named app1_model" ``` -ProjectName --ProjectName ---models ----__init__.py ----admin.py ----app_1_model ----.... ----app_n_model ---templates ---__init__.py ---settings.py ---urls.py ---wsgi.py --manage.py ``` ^ Structure of project ^

Accepted Answer

The INSTALLED_APPS is for apps not for models. Models are classes that live within your app, usually in `/«app_name»/models.py`.

I think you have misunderstood how a Django project is structured. Try working through a tutorial example.

a typical structure:

```
/«project»/«app_name»/models.py
```

and in settings:

```
INSTALLED_APPS = [ ... '«app_name»' ... ]
```

Your path will contain the base project directory, so you can import your app where you need it.

And to use them:

```
from «app_name».models import *
```

Although it is always best not to `import *`, instead, name the classes you wish to import.

To answer the question in the comment:

If you don't like the idea of storing all your models in one file (even though it is normal to do this), you can create a module called models. To do this, create a directory called `/«project»/«app_name»/models`, inside it put `__init__.py` (to declare it as a module) and then create your files inside there. You then need to import your file contents into the module in `__init__.py`. You should read about Python modules to understand this.

To answer the second comment question:

To view models in admin, you should create an admin file with model admin objects.

And finally:

Please read through the tutorials to ensure you have a thorough understanding of Django. Otherwise you're wasting your own time!

Importing models in Django python

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