# ImportError cannot import name 'Person' from partially initialized module 'platec.models

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**Created:** [February 10, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/importerror-cannot-import-name-person-from-partially-initialized-module-platec-models/38736 "2025-02-10T15:09:48Z")\
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Hi team  
One question.  
I have a Django Project, for which I have been created two apps as follow:

1. users app: on this app I have created a personalized authentication user model named Person (AUTH\_USER\_MODEL = ‘users.Person’)
2. platec app: this app contains the model for users data entry.

On my users.models.py I import models from platec.models.py and it is working correctly, but now I need to import the Person model from my users.models.py into platec app, but when trying to save and run server I get the error:

> from platec.models import Factory, Sector, Job\_Class, Job\_Position, Job\_Shift, Area  
> File “C:\Users\pm25383\OneDrive - Alliance\Documentos\DjangoProject\initProject\platec\models.py”, line 6, in   
> from .models import Person  
> ImportError: cannot import name ‘Person’ from partially initialized module ‘platec.models’ (most likely due to a circular import) (C:\Users\pm25383\OneDrive - Alliance\Documentos\DjangoProject\initProject\platec\models.py)

Can you help me to understood why is not possible? most likely i am doing something wrong is so, can you help me to guide me to fix it?

Below you could fine models from both app users and platec and the settings.py file

**users.models.py**

```auto
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractBaseUser, BaseUserManager
from django.contrib.auth.hashers import check_password
from platec.models import Factory, Sector, Job_Class, Job_Position, Job_Shift, Area

class UserManager(BaseUserManager):
    def create_user(self, email, IPN, person_name, password = None):
        if not email:
            raise ValueError("User must have a valid email address")
        
        user = self.model(
            IPN = IPN, 
            email = self.normalize_email(email), 
            person_name = person_name
            )
        
        user.set_password(password)
        user.save()
        return user
    
    def create_superuser(self, email, IPN, person_name, password):
        user = self.create_user(
            email,
            IPN = IPN, 
            person_name = person_name,
            password = password
        )
        user.isAdmin = True
        user.save()
        return user

class Person(AbstractBaseUser):
    IPN = models.CharField(unique=True, max_length=7, null=False, blank=False)
    person_name = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=False, blank=False)
    supervisor = models.ForeignKey("self", on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=True, blank=True)
    email = models.EmailField(max_length=100, null=False, blank=False, unique=True)
    job_shift = models.ForeignKey(Job_Shift, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=True, blank=True)
    job_position = models.ForeignKey(Job_Position, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=True, blank=True)
    job_class = models.ForeignKey(Job_Class, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=True, blank=True)
    factory = models.ForeignKey(Factory, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=True, blank=True)
    sector = models.ForeignKey(Sector, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=True, blank=True)
    area = models.ForeignKey(Area, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=True, blank=True)
    created_dt = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True, null=False, blank=False)
    last_modify_dt = models.DateField(auto_now=True, null=False, blank=False)
    isActive = models.BooleanField(default=True, null=False, blank=False)
    isAdmin = models.BooleanField(default=True, null=False, blank=False)
    isSupervisor = models.BooleanField(default=False, null=False, blank=False)
    isNewUser = models.BooleanField(default=True, null=False, blank=False)

    objects = UserManager()

    USERNAME_FIELD = 'IPN'
    REQUIRED_FIELDS = ['person_name', 'email']	
    
    def __str__ (self) -> str:
        return f"{self.person_name}"
    
    def has_perm(self, perm, obj = None):
        return True
    
    def has_module_perms(self, app_label):
        return True
   
    @property
    def is_staff(self):
        return self.isAdmin
    

```

**This is my models.py from platec app:**

```auto
from django.db import models
from django.db.models import UniqueConstraint
from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
from .models import Person

# Create your models here.

class IsActive(models.Manager):
    def get_queryset(self):
        return super().get_queryset().filter(is_active=True)
    

class SoftDelete(models.Model):
    is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True, null=False, blank=False)
    
    all_records = models.Manager()
    active_records = IsActive()

    def soft_delete(self):
        self.is_active = False
        self.save()

    def undelete(self):
        self.is_active = True
        self.save()

    class Meta:
        abstract = True

class SoftDeleteManager(models.Manager):
    def get_queryset(self):
        return super().get_queryset().filter(is_active = True)

class Competency(SoftDelete):
    competency_id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True, null=False, blank=False)
    competency_cd = models.CharField(max_length=4, unique=True, null=False, blank=False)
    competency_name = models.CharField(max_length=60, unique=True, null=False, blank=False)
    competency_parent = models.ForeignKey("self", on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=True, blank= True)
    comments = models.CharField(max_length=400, null=True, blank=True)
    created_dt = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True, null=False, blank=False)
    created_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='c_competency')
    last_modify_dt = models.DateField(auto_now=True, null=False, blank=False)
    last_modify_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='m_competency')

    class CompetencyTypeChoices(models.TextChoices):
        prevista = "GRL", _("Geral")
        confirmada = "ESP", _("Especifica")

    competency_type = models.CharField(max_length=3, choices=CompetencyTypeChoices.choices) 

    def __str__ (self) -> str:
        return f"{self.competency_name}"
    

    

class Factory(SoftDelete):
    factory_id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True, null=False, blank=False)
    factory_cd = models.CharField(max_length=3, null=False, blank=False, unique=True)
    factory_name = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=False, blank=False)
    factory_desc = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True)
    comments = models.CharField(max_length=400, null=True, blank=True)
    created_dt = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #created_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='cr_factory')
    last_modify_dt = models.DateField(auto_now=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #last_modify_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='lm_factory')
    
    def __str__ (self) -> str:
        return f"{self.factory_name}"
    

class Sector(SoftDelete):
    sector_id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True, null=False, blank=False)
    sector_cd = models.CharField(max_length=3, null=False, blank=False, unique=True)
    sector_name = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=False, blank=False)
    sector_desc = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True)
    comments = models.CharField(max_length=400, null=True, blank=True)
    created_dt = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #created_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='cr_sector')
    last_modify_dt = models.DateField(auto_now=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #last_modify_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='lm_sector')
    
    def __str__ (self) -> str:
        return f"{self.sector_name}"
    

class Area(SoftDelete):
    area_id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True, null=False, blank=False)
    area_cd = models.CharField(max_length=4, null=False, blank=False, unique=True)
    area_name = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=False, blank=False)
    area_desc = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True)
    comments = models.CharField(max_length=400, null=True, blank=True)
    created_dt = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #created_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='cr_sector')
    last_modify_dt = models.DateField(auto_now=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #last_modify_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='lm_sector')
    
    def __str__ (self) -> str:
        return f"{self.area_name}"

class factory_Sector(SoftDelete):
    fac_set_id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True, null=False, blank=False)
    factory = models.ForeignKey(Factory, on_delete=models.PROTECT)
    sector = models.ForeignKey(Sector, on_delete=models.PROTECT)
    area = models.ForeignKey(Area, on_delete=models.PROTECT)
    created_dt = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #created_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='c_factory_sector')
    last_modify_dt = models.DateField(auto_now=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #last_modify_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='m_factory_sector')
    
    class Meta:
        constraints = [
            UniqueConstraint(fields=['factory', 'sector', 'area'], name='unique_Factory_Sector_Area')
        ]

    def __str__ (self) -> str:
        return f"{self.factory} - {self.sector} - {self.area}"
    

class Job_Class(SoftDelete):
    job_class_id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True, null=False, blank=False)
    job_class_cd = models.CharField(max_length=3, null=False, blank=False, unique=True)
    job_class_name = models.CharField(max_length=50, null=False, blank=False)
    comments = models.CharField(max_length=400, null=True, blank=True)
    created_dt = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #created_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='c_job_class')
    last_modify_dt = models.DateField(auto_now=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #last_modify_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='m_job_class')

    def __str__ (self) -> str:
        return f"{self.job_class_name}"
    
    

class Job_Position(SoftDelete):
    position_id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True, null=False, blank=False)
    position_name = models.CharField(max_length=50, null=False, blank=False, unique=True)
    position_desc = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True)
    sap_cd = models.CharField(max_length=10, null=True, blank=True)
    created_dt = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #created_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='c_job_position')
    last_modify_dt = models.DateField(auto_now=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #last_modify_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='m_job_position')

    def __str__ (self) -> str:
        return f"{self.position_name}"

class Job_Shift(SoftDelete):
    job_shift_id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True, null=False, blank=False)
    job_shift_name = models.CharField(max_length=50, null=False, blank=False)
    start_hour = models.TimeField(null=False, blank=False)
    end_hour = models.TimeField(null=False, blank=False)
    created_dt = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #created_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='c_job_shift')
    last_modify_dt = models.DateField(auto_now=True, null=False, blank=False)
    #last_modify_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='m_job_shift')

    def __str__ (self) -> str:
        return f"{self.job_shift_name}"

```

**settings.py**

```auto
"""
Django settings for initProject project.

Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 4.2.18.

For more information on this file, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/settings/

For the full list of settings and their values, see
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/
"""

from pathlib import Path
from django.urls import reverse_lazy

# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
BASE_DIR = Path( __file__ ).resolve().parent.parent

# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/deployment/checklist/

# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-a)a6fd%kms@yl!j3r%$ogj504wac2vkprt^45q+7r^hpuxamgx'

# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
DEBUG = True

ALLOWED_HOSTS = []

# Application definition

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
    'import_export',
    'users',
    'platec',
]

MIDDLEWARE = [
    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
]

ROOT_URLCONF = 'initProject.urls'

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': ['templates'], # Add the templates directory to the list of directories
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [
                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                'django.template.context_processors.request',
                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
            ],
        },
    },
]

WSGI_APPLICATION = 'initProject.wsgi.application'

# Database
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#databases

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
    }
}

# Password validation
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators

AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
    },
]

AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'users.Person'

# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/i18n/

LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'

TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'

USE_I18N = True

USE_TZ = True

LOGIN_URL = 'login/'

LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = reverse_lazy('users:allPerson')

# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/static-files/

STATIC_URL = 'static/'

STATICFILES_DIRS = [BASE_DIR / "static"]

# Default primary key field type
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field

DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'

```

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**Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/importerror-cannot-import-name-person-from-partially-initialized-module-platec-models/38736/2 "2025-02-10T15:26:46Z")

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> [@lsaavedra21](#):
>
> I have a Django Project, for which I have been created two apps as follow:
> 
> 1. users app: on this app I have created a personalized authentication user model named Person (AUTH\_USER\_MODEL = ‘users.Person’)
> 2. platec app: this app contains the model for users data entry.

> [@lsaavedra21](#):
>
> most likely i am doing something wrong is so, can you help me to guide me to fix it?

If there is that tight of a linkage between the two, then it probably should be one app. My first recommendation would be to consolidate these.

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**Author:** ![philgyford](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/philgyford/32/14295_2.png) [@philgyford](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/philgyford)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/importerror-cannot-import-name-person-from-partially-initialized-module-platec-models/38736/3 "2025-02-10T17:32:34Z")

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In `platec.models` you have:

```
from .models import Person

```

Shouldn’t that be something like:

```
from users.models import Person

```

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**Author:** ![philgyford](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/philgyford/32/14295_2.png) [@philgyford](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/philgyford)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/importerror-cannot-import-name-person-from-partially-initialized-module-platec-models/38736/4 "2025-02-10T17:37:32Z")

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Although that may generate other errors because each models file will be trying to import from the other.

But in `platec.models` you could remove the import of `Person` and change lines like this:

```
created_by = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='c_competency')

```

To:

```
created_by = models.ForeignKey("users.Person", on_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related_name='c_competency')

```

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**Author:** ![lsaavedra21](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/lsaavedra21/32/24443_2.png) [@lsaavedra21](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/lsaavedra21)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/importerror-cannot-import-name-person-from-partially-initialized-module-platec-models/38736/5 "2025-02-10T23:57:15Z")

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Dear @philgyford

Thanks a lot for the advice.  
That is amazing

> created\_by = models.ForeignKey(“users.Person”, on\_delete=models.PROTECT, null=False, blank=False, related\_name=‘c\_competency’)

there is a lot of information about Django I still need to learn to. But thanks to you all of you guys, and all the documentation I will continue learning new details and getting surrounded of Django.

Thanks, guys, for spend part of your time helping us.