Import parent module from submodule

Question

I'm having an import error I don't understand, and haven't been able to find a solution in other SO questions:

I have this django structure:

• project_root/
  • apps/
    • __init__.py
    • my_app/
      • __init__.py
      • models.py
      • views.py
      • reports/
        • __init__.py
        • R1.py
        • R2.py

In either of R1.py or R2.py the statement

from apps.my_app.models import MyModel

throws an ImportError. I know MyModel exists... I import it exactly the same way in views.py.

In apps.my_app.reports.__init__.py I have the lines:

from R1 import R1_Report
from R2 import R2_Report

since RX_Report classes are defined in each of those files.

That's all the potentially relevant info I can think of... any ideas?

Answer 1

Ahh... nevermind. It was a circular import. Solved it by switching

from apps.my_app import reports
...
reports.stuff()

to

import apps.my_app
...
apps.my_app.reports.stuff()

in models.py