Execute custom python script from Django models

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Trying to execute a python script from Django models and I receive the following error:

File "D:\FL\Django\mysite\uploadfileapp\models.py", line 23, in get_absolute_url
  Best_model_forecast_v11.main(user_avatar)
NameError: name 'Best_model_forecast_v11' is not defined

The above script is located in same app directory with models.py

from django.db import models
from uploadfileapp.Best_model_forecast_v11 import *
# Create your models here.
from django.urls import reverse

class User(models.Model):

    #the variable to take the inputs
    user_name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    user_avatar = models.FileField()

    # on submit click on the user entry page, it redirects to the url below.
    def get_absolute_url(self):

        Best_model_forecast_v11.main(user_avatar)
        return reverse('uploadfileapp:home')

You're importing everything from Best_model_forecast_v11 into the current namespace. So you probably want to call main(user_avatar) instead. Hard to say without seeing an excerpt of that module though. Whatever the case - this does work. You're just not importing it correctly. — Shadow
– Shadow, Commented Nov 21, 2017 at 1:29
I'm flying blind without seeing the module - but I would assume something like from uploadfileapp import Best_model_forecast_v11 — Shadow
– Shadow, Commented Nov 21, 2017 at 1:44

binpy · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-21 02:59:26Z

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you are incorrectly importing the file, change:

from uploadfileapp.Best_model_forecast_v11 import *

to;

from uploadfileapp.models.Best_model_forecast_v11 import *

answered Nov 21, 2017 at 2:59

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crbl Over a year ago

I solved it calling as: main("some csv file") instead of Best_model_forecast_v11.main("some csv file"). The only problem I still face is that I have to pass the file location and name in clear into main function. If I try main(models.FileField()), it will not work.

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