hey, im trying to create a website using django and i installed django and a lot of apps like django_js_asset and it cant find most of them it says: no module name ‘django_js_asset’ and it says that to almost everything and no matter what ive tried i couldnt fix it, i double checked everything… anyone knows what can i do?
Welcome @ido008008 !
You’re going to need to be a lot more specific about exactly what you’ve done. This includes specifically identifying how you’ve installed Django and these other apps. It’ll also be helpful if you identify (specifically) what information you’re using to guide you along these steps.
im new and im using chatgpt to write the codes, so ill give you a summery of what i did so far. Project Summary
- Environment Setup:
I created a virtual environment using venv.
I activated the virtual environment.
- Django Installation:
I installed Django using the command pip install Django.
- Project Creation:
I created a new Django project named myproject with the command django-admin startproject myproject.
- App Installation:
I installed necessary Django applications, including:
django-allauth
django-axes
django-ckeditor
django-cors-headers
django-filter
django-js-asset
django-rest-auth
django-simple-history
django-storages
djangorestframework
I used the command pip install <app_name> for each application.
I listed all installed packages using the command pip list.
- Configuration:
I updated settings.py to include all the installed applications in the INSTALLED_APPS list.
I set SITE_ID for django-allauth.
- Error Handling:
I encountered a ModuleNotFoundError for django_js_asset and took steps to troubleshoot the issue by ensuring the package is installed and correctly listed in INSTALLED_APPS.
hi, is what i wrote you is enough information for you to help me? let me know what i can do, cause i tried everything chatgpt said and nothing worked…
Please provide the actual commands issued, not just a description.
Likewise, show the settings and the code.
Likewise, show the complete error message with the traceback.
We can’t diagnose descriptions. We need to see the details.
its long, but ill try showing the things that are related to this, let me know if you need anything else and thanks a lot for the help
Commands Issued
- Environment Setup:
python -m venv myenv
- Activating the virtual environment (on Windows):
myenv\Scripts\activate
- Django Installation:
pip install django
- Project Creation:
django-admin startproject myproject
- Installing Django Applications: For each third-party application:
pip install django-allauth
pip install django-axes
pip install django-ckeditor
pip install django-cors-headers
pip install django-filter
pip install django-js-asset
pip install django-rest-auth
pip install django-simple-history
pip install django-storages
pip install djangorestframework
- Checking Installed Packages:
pip list
settings.py Updates
INSTALLED_APPS = [
‘django.contrib.admin’,
‘django.contrib.auth’,
‘django.contrib.contenttypes’,
‘django.contrib.sessions’,
‘django.contrib.messages’,
‘django.contrib.staticfiles’,
# Third-party apps
'django.contrib.sites',
'allauth',
'allauth.account',
'axes',
'ckeditor',
'corsheaders',
'django_filters',
'django_js_asset',
'django-rest-auth',
'django-simple-history',
'rest_framework',
'storages',
]
SITE_ID = 1
Error Message and Traceback
When trying to run the server using python manage.py runserver, I received the following error:
(myenv) d:\ido\tiplox\myproject>python manage.py runserver
Watching for file changes with StatReloader
Exception in thread django-main-thread:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “d:\ido\tiplox\lib\threading.py”, line 980, in _bootstrap_inner
self.run()
File “d:\ido\tiplox\lib\threading.py”, line 917, in run
self._target(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
File “d:\ido\tiplox\myenv\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py”, line 64, in wrapper
fn(*args, **kwargs)
File “d:\ido\tiplox\myenv\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\runserver.py”, line 125, in inner_run
autoreload.raise_last_exception()
File “d:\ido\tiplox\myenv\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py”, line 87, in raise_last_exception
raise exception[1]
File "d:\ido\tiplox\myenv\lib\site-packages\django\core\management_init.py", line 394, in execute
autoreload.check_errors(django.setup)()
File “d:\ido\tiplox\myenv\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py”, line 64, in wrapper
fn(*args, **kwargs)
File "d:\ido\tiplox\myenv\lib\site-packages\django_init.py", line 24, in setup
apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
File “d:\ido\tiplox\myenv\lib\site-packages\django\apps\registry.py”, line 91, in populate
app_config = AppConfig.create(entry)
File “d:\ido\tiplox\myenv\lib\site-packages\django\apps\config.py”, line 193, in create
import_module(entry)
File "d:\ido\tiplox\lib\importlib_init.py", line 127, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
File “”, line 1030, in _gcd_import
File “”, line 1007, in _find_and_load
File “”, line 984, in _find_and_load_unlocked
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘django_js_asset’
thanks, and let me know if you need anything else
See the docs for django-js-asset. Not everything you install gets added to INSTALLED_APPS, and not everything you install gets added to INSTALLED_APPS under the same name. (Module names do not need to match the package names.)
You need to review the docs for all your packages to see how they are supposed to be installed or used within your project.
ok thank you, i still mot quite understand, when you say packages do you mean like django-js-asset? or is this a module? also, so what you are saying is that the fix is simply deleting it from the installed app list? and that i need to check about every app i download for django? how and where can i check details about it? also, how can i learn to code better? im using chat gpt for help, is there anything better you reccommened?
again thank you very much for your help!
Anything else is better. ChatGPT is a horrible resource.
I suggest you start out with either (or both) the Official Django Tutorial and the Django Girls Tutorial.
I also recommend selecting resources from the “Educational” section of the Awesome Django page.
so do you think the codes it gives me arent good? it saves me a lot of time when chatgpt write the code, do you think its not good? what do you think about github copilot then? is it worth the money?
and also about this: I still not quite understand, when you say packages do you mean like django-js-asset? or is this a module? also, so what you are saying is that the fix is simply deleting it from the installed app list? and that i need to check about every app i download for django?
If that’s what it gave you, then yes, it’s bad.
The issue is that when you’re first trying to learn something, you need to work from trusted and reliable sources. You don’t know enough yet to know when those tools are giving you misleading or incorrect information - and that’s what makes them dangerous for beginners.
My suggest is start at the beginning. Go back to the tutorials I identified and work your way through them. Then find other resources from that page I gave you.
ok thank you i will try to learn with the tutorials you talked about, with a project like that, im building a crm system, how hard is it? can i do it with django as a beginner?
last thing, about my problem, all i need to do to fix it is to delete it from the list of installed apps?
Given enough time and effort I’m sure you’ll be able to build anything you want to build.
Regarding your current issue, there are multiple problems there. The one you’ve highlighted was just the first to be identified.
can you help me with fixing the issues? or at least give me leads about the mistakes and how can i start fixing them?
I did - see my previous response at django apps/modules not being found - #7 by KenWhitesell
yea i didnt understand exactly what it means, honestly im not sure even what is the difference between a module and a packege. also how can i find the docs for each app or package?