Separating Django App Views

Question

If the app/views.py file gets very large, should I separate it? If so, what is the best way to do this?

Answer 1

There is no generic best way. But there is a right way for your situation.

• put the views in their own files and import them in your view. This is good just to see how it works
• make a separate app inside the project to maintain a set of views
• create your own generic views which share the views common to most of your apps

Just as an starting example: I recommend you to start from the model and work yourself up:

• how many models do you have?
• Do they actually all relate or can they be grouped?
• if the can be grouped split the app into two apps
• so you'll also split the views
• determine which view functions are similar and make them generic.