Django Python - import error: No module named 'views'

Question

I am trying to run a webserver in Django using this tutorial series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpi0Ne1nMdk&list=PLPSM8rIid1a3TkwEmHyDALNuHhqiUiU5A

I get an error when I try and import the script 'landing.views' inside urls.py, here is the error in it's entirety:

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Exception in thread django-main-thread:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\trevo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\threading.py", line 973, in _bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "C:\Users\trevo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\threading.py", line 910, in run
    self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\trevo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py", line 64, in wrapper
    fn(*args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\trevo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\runserver.py", line 110, in inner_run
    autoreload.raise_last_exception()
  File "C:\Users\trevo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py", line 87, in raise_last_exception
    raise _exception[1]
  File "C:\Users\trevo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 375, in execute
    autoreload.check_errors(django.setup)()
  File "C:\Users\trevo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py", line 64, in wrapper
    fn(*args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\trevo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\__init__.py", line 24, in setup
    apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
  File "C:\Users\trevo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\apps\registry.py", line 91, in populate
    app_config = AppConfig.create(entry)
  File "C:\Users\trevo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\apps\config.py", line 224, in create
    import_module(entry)
  File "C:\Users\trevo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 984, in _find_and_load_unlocked
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'views'

Here is the code that generates the error seen above in urls.py:

from django.urls import path 
from landing.views import Index

urlpatterns = [
    path('', Index.as_view(), name='index'),
]

I have also tried looking at posts that other users have created like these: ImportError: cannot import name 'Index' from 'landing.views', Django error in urlpatterns: No module named views, Cannot import name views, however, the first link is currently not answered, and the latter few are not really related to the code that I am currently using. I have also tried other methods like using sys.path.insert(1, 'C:/Users/trevo/OneDrive/Desktop/VegaAiTest/ChattingPlatform/src/VegaPlatform/landing/urls.py') and sys.path.append("C:/Users/trevo/OneDrive/Desktop/VegaAiTest/ChattingPlatform/src/VegaPlatform/landing/urls.py") as well as using the SET PYTHONPATH= command in my powershell application. What exactly am I doing wrong that might be causing these errors? Any help would be much appreciated, thank you!

11_22_33 · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-21 21:55:31Z

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Move views.py from project directory to application directory. If you don't understand the difference, show me ls -laR output.

Have you renamed site from landing to something else? Update from landing.views import Index if so.

answered Oct 21, 2021 at 21:55

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KronosHedronos2077 Over a year ago

I'm not sure what the ls -laR command is exactly but I have the ls output: Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- d----- 10/20/2021 11:37 PM landing d----- 10/20/2021 11:37 PM social d----- 10/20/2021 11:30 PM templates d----- 10/19/2021 11:17 AM VegaPlatform -a---- 10/20/2021 11:58 PM 143360 db.sqlite3 -a---- 10/19/2021 11:17 AM 690 manage.py

HB21 · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-23 01:14:25Z

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Solution 1

     import landing.views

     urlpatterns = [
     path('', landing.views.Index.as_view(), name='index'),
    ]

Solution 2

from landing.views import Index

urlpatterns = [
path('index/', views.Index.as_view(),name='index'),
]

Solution 3: Inside landing app create urls.py an add

from views import Index

urlpatterns = [
path('index/', views.Index.as_view(),name='index')
]

and in project/urls.py add

from django.urls import include, path

    urlpatterns = [
    path('landing/', include('landing.urls') ),
    ]

edited Oct 23, 2021 at 1:14

answered Oct 22, 2021 at 1:14

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