Can you name a Django app: urls

Question

I'm trying to use this line in urls.py:

from mysite.urls.views import Index

However, Django is saying

ImportError at / 
No module named views

I think that is because it's going into /mysite/mysite/urls.py and not /mysite/urls/views.py

The structure is like this (omitted the uninvolved files):

mysite/
    templates/
    mysite/
        settings.py
        urls.py
    urls/
        views.py
    manage.py

try `from urls.views import index` – ruddra Jun 20 '14 at 18:22 — ruddra, Jun 20 '14 at 18:22

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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I found out that was my problem. I followed How to change the name of a Django app? and my problems went away. Long story short, don't name your app: urls.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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answered Jun 20 '14 at 19:39

User

romifz · Answer 2 · 2017-12-07T14:31:10.620

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Absolute imports may be what you need:

from __future__ import absolute_import

edited Dec 07 '17 at 14:31

answered Jun 20 '14 at 18:30

romifz

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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Add an empty __init__.py inside your urls folder. Why that should work? Take a look here and here

edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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answered Jun 20 '14 at 21:02

trinchet

Answer is correct but it's great if you'll add additional description why this file is necessary for better understanding. – daniula Jun 20 '14 at 21:28
@daniula, thanks for the tip. I have edited my answer, hope that helps. – trinchet Jun 20 '14 at 22:17

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