Well, as far as I can tell, for each entry in my INSTALLED_APPS (from settings.py), it looks in that directory, and expects to find a models.py there. So I'm looking for an alternative to duplicating the same models.py file in multiple directories.
--Mark On 3/12/07, akonsu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hello, > > but model.py is imported it as any module. what prevents you from just > having it on the PYTHONPATH and not necessarily in the application > directory? > > may be i misunderstood the question... > > konstantin > > On Mar 12, 9:37 pm, "Mark Engelberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So I've got several applications which share the same model/view > > structure. I have kept the applications separate because conceptually > > I want them separate in the admin interface, I want them to store > > their respective info in separate tables in the database, and most > > importantly, I want to retain the ability to tweak one without > > affecting the others if it becomes necessary at a later time. > > > > But for now, they are all identical, and I want to avoid duplicating > > the model/view code. I think I understand how to keep the view code > > in one place, routing the URLs from all the apps to the same views.py > > and templates. > > > > However, it is less clear how to avoid duplicating the models. It > > appears that to install an app, you need to have a unique subdirectory > > with its own model.py. I tried having a fairly empty model.py that > > merely imports everything from a master "model.py", but Django doesn't > > seem to see the imported models (for example, syncdb doesn't seem to > > be aware of the imported models). I'm thinking that on Unix, it might > > be possible to set up a symbolic link to a master model.py, so it > > appears that there are multiple model.py files (one in each app > > directory), but in fact, there is only one. However, I'm testing this > > on a Windows machine before deploying it, so I'd like to find a > > solution that also works under Windows. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mark > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
