How to resolve the django import from view function?

Question

On my way to learn django, I have been following this book

My views.py contains -

def addPublisher(request):
    if request == 'POST':
        form = PublisherForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid:
            form.save()
            return HttpResponseRedirect('add_publisher/thanks/')
        else:
            form = PublisherForm()
        return render_to_response('book/addPublisher.html',{'form':form})

My urls.py has following code-

from views import *

urlpatterns = [
    url(r'^add/$',addPublisher)
    ]

While importing addPublisher function to my urls.py, I am getting this error.

name 'addPublisher' is not defined

Answer 1

Your urls.py file is probably not in the same app (folder) than your views.py. You are getting this error saying that addPublisher is not defined because it's literally not there , by there I mean the app where urls.py is located.

If that particular views.py above is located in another app, please import it with something like

from [name of app].views import *

Anyway, showing us the layout of your project will help us give you a more direct and specific answer! Thank you.