Split views.py in several files

Question

My views.py has become too big and it\'s hard to find the right view.

How do I split it in several files and then import it? Does it involve any speed l

Answer 1

Suppose if you have a file named: password_generator.py then inside views.py add: from password_generator import *

Then you can call that module's function from views.py.

Answer 2

I've been playing with putting this in my init.py:

import os

currPath = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

dirFiles = []
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(currPath):
    for name in files:
        if name.endswith('.py') and not name.startswith('_'): 
            dirFiles.append(name.strip('.py'))

for f in dirFiles:
    exec("from %s import %s" % (f,f))

I'm still new to python, so I'm still looking at what effect it has on speed/security/ease of use.

Answer 3

I split almost all views in my apps into a views folder (with an init.py of course). I do not, however, import all of the subviews in the init.py like some of the answers have suggested. It seems to work just fine.

Answer 4

Vincent Demeester's answer is superb! but for me addicted's answer worked like a charm. I faced difficulties in migrating database. The error indicates the line where the first model is imported and says could not recognize my app module. Searched a lot but could not find a solution but later on I imported the model like this:

from ..models import ModelName

It worked!!