Django Model Import Error: ValueError: attempted relative import beyond top-level package

Question

I have created a new app "grn" in my django project and tried to import the models from another app named "packsapp" in the same project like this:

Models.py

from ..packsapp.models import *

But I got the following error:

ValueError: attempted relative import beyond top-level package

Here's the structure of the app:

yantra_packs

grn
--migrations
    __init__.py
    admin.py
    apps.py
    models.py
    tests.py
    views.py
media
packsapp
--migrations
  templates
  templatetags
  views1
    __init__.py
    apps.py
    decorators.py
    forms.py
    models.py
    urls.py
    views.py

How can I import the models of the packsapp in the grn ??

you can import like: from project_root.app_name.models import * — Meha Parekh
@MehaParekh I tried this and got ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'yantra_packs.packsapp' — Rahul Sharma
did you add packsapp in installed_apps in settings.py file? — Meha Parekh

Crazy PhD Crazy PhD · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-12T07:51:28

The root directory of a Django project is not a Python package or module. So relative imports across Django apps will not work. Use an absolute import instead:

from packsapp.models import *

Django Model Import Error: ValueError: attempted relative import beyond top-level package

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