where would you suggest is a good basic learning site or book so i can become proficient?
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Karen Tracey <kmtra...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Vincent Jones <jones...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Thats what i don't understand.....i am trying to learn django >> using"Learning Website development with django" when i get to the step of >> using models it gives me the second script below and says to insert the top >> script and after i type ' python manage.py syncdb i get an *NameError : >> name 'models' is not defined >> >> * > > > It sounds like you've put the bookmarks block at the very top of your > existing models.py file that had already included the Link model. That > won't work because the Bookmark class definition: > > class Bookmark(models.Model): > > references the models module which is not imported until further down, > right before the Link model definition: > > > from django.db import models > class Link(models.Model): > > (The code you included in your first message is also entirely lacking a > bunch of required indentation -- I presume it is really there in the file > you are woking with? Indentation is significant in Python so leaving it out > when posting can cause confusion. Leaving it out in the file you are > working with will lead to errors.) > > The fix for the error message you are getting is to move the import for > models to be above any reference to the models module. > > More broadly, this is basic Python knowledge. If you are brand new to > Python as well as Django you might want to start by working through a plain > Python tutorial. It's possible to learn both at the same time, but it > really helps if you cover learning the very basics of Python first. > > Karen > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
