importing CSV / NameError: global name 'request' is not defined"

[niknok]

I am trying to call this module that contains a series of import_csv_file statement like so:

from my model, db_history.py I call up a module to import a series of csv files:

initialize=local_import('initialize')
initialize.fillup(db)

my modules/fillup.py looks like this:

import os

def fillup():
    try:
        db.question.import_from_csv_file(open(os.path.join(request.folder,'private/db_question.csv'),'r'))
    except Exception, e:
        print 'oops: %s' % e #XXX
        raise e

    ...

Then I get: "NameError: global name 'request' is not defined"

What's weird is that those import statements run from the shell.  They also work fine if I put them in the model that calls it. But, I'm hoping to database initialization by CSV from a single module file.

I'm pretty sure I'm missing something here. Anyone?

[Stifan Kristi]

please add request variable as parameter on your modules and your function, because the modules can't pass global name like (response, request, db, t, crud, etc) so that you must add it:

(not tested)

e.g. 

initialize = local_import('initialize')

initialize.fillup(db, response)

please let me know if you still have this problem.

[pbreit]

Modules have no access to models or the request. You have to pass in everything the module needs.

[Anthony]

Also, you call 'initialize.fillup(db)' (i.e., you pass 'db' as an argument to 'fillup'), but your function definition for 'fillup' does not include any arguments.