Import django pluggable apps from project subdirectory

Question

I have some Django project sturcture:

PROJECT
--APPS
----Profile
----...
--PLUGINS
----ENDLESS_PAGINATION
----DJANGO_SUBDOMAINS
----...

And for example: in ENDLESS_PAGINATION models.py file is import:

from endless_pagination import ...

which can't be done.

ImportError: No module named endless_pagination

It only works when I have this structure:

PROJECT
--DJANGO_SUBDOMAINS
--ENDLESS_PAGINATION
--APPS
----Profile
----...

But I prefer the first and don't like change my plugins imports. Please help!

All Django apps would be on the same level so by default there's no distinction between external Django apps and your own. — Simeon Visser, Nov 15 '13 at 15:53
ok Simon. I will chcange much these plugins - and will be like part of my job. So I will use them like others my apps. We can close the question and thanks guys. — user2721435, Nov 15 '13 at 18:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 12 '14 at 20:09

You can do this by putting the PLUGINS directory in your PYTHONPATH.

In your settings.py add:

settings.py

import os, sys
PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
sys.path.append(os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, 'APPS'))
sys.path.append(os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, 'PLUGINS'))

After that, you can refer to modules in apps or plugins without need "apps." or "plugins." prefix.

The PROJECT_ROOT layout is for django 1.4 or newest, if you are using django 1.3 or lowest you will probably do this PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.dirname(__file__).

Import django pluggable apps from project subdirectory

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settings.py