How use model objects in ver1.9 WITHOUT an app and get rid off "Model class doesn't declare an explicit app_label and isn't in an application in INSTALLED_APPS." error mssg?

[Chris Seberino]

I'm trying to create a simple stripped down skeleton Django application.  Django ver1.9 forces
everything to be in apps which are not needed for this application.

When I try using models I get an error like the following:

"Model class doesn't declare an explicit app_label and isn't in an application in INSTALLED_APPS."

Is there an easy sane/safe way to deal with this so Django can run without any "apps" defined?

Thanks,

Chris

[Mike Dewhirst]

On 5/04/2016 7:23 AM, Chris Seberino wrote:
> I'm trying to create a simple stripped down skeleton Django

> application. Django ver1.9 forces

> everything to be in apps which are not needed for this application.
>
> When I try using models I get an error like the following:
>
> "Model class doesn't declare an explicit app_label and isn't in an
> application in INSTALLED_APPS."
>
> Is there an easy sane/safe way to deal with this so Django can run
> without any "apps" defined?

Just think of an app actually being a namespace rather than an app.
Django uses INSTALLED_APPS entries just like a search path added to the
BASE_DIR so it can find your models.

If you don't want the app name in your table name in the database I
believe you can specify the db_table in your model meta options

Mike

>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
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[Chris Seberino]

Just think of an app actually being a namespace rather than an app.
Django uses INSTALLED_APPS entries just like a search path added to the
BASE_DIR so it can find your models.

Ah yes thanks.  That helped a lot.  I just needed to basically mention

the directory in settings.py and then all was fine.

cs