Atom `script` add-on doesn't recognize Django Model/settings when running a script

Question

It seems I run into some dependencies issues when trying to run a python script within my Django based web application using the atom add-on script.

I would

Answer 1

Your models are inside your apps, and your apps are inside your settings (INSTALLED_APPS), so you should configure the django's settings before you can access them.

Just add these before importing your models:

import django
django.setup()

You should also set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment varialbe to specify your settings file; or use django.configure if you prefer (docs).