global name 'SnapboardProfile' is not defined

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revision 166 (with patches from issues 16-18), django revision 4934

getting the following error when attempting to load up the default view for
the app:

Request Method:     GET
Request URL:    http://www.example.com:8080/forum/
Exception Type:     NameError
Exception Value:    global name 'SnapboardProfile' is not defined
Exception Location:     /src/example/snapboard/managers.py in
get_user_query_set, line 107

Looking at this, there's the following import at the top of the managers
module:

from models import *

Which brings in all the models for use.  However, the model classes
themselves don't get imported:

> python manage.py shell
Python 2.4.4 (#1, Jan  1 2007, 20:38:41) 
[GCC 3.4.4 [FreeBSD] 20050518] on freebsd6
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
(InteractiveConsole)
>>> from snapboard import managers
>>> dir(managers)
['Group', 'Http404', 'HttpResponse', 'HttpResponseRedirect',
'HttpResponseServerError', 'InvalidPage', 'Manager', 'ObjectPaginator',
'PhotoField', 'PostManager', 'Q', 'RequestContext', 'ThreadManager',
'User', '__builtins__', '__doc__', '__file__', '__name__', 'datetime',
'decorators', 'dispatcher', 'forms', 'login', 'logout', 'models',
'redirect_to', 'render_to_response', 'sets', 'settings', 'signals',
'simplejson', 'threadlocals', 'validators']
>>>                      

I'm still digging into it.   If I had to venture a guess right now though,
it has to do with circular imports.  

Example:

 * managers.py imports models.py for models like Post.
 * models.py in turn imports managers.py to add ThreadManager as the
manager for Thread and PostManager as the manager for Post.
 * managers.py never actually gets the models (not sure why yet).
 * 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by johnnie....@gmail.com on 6 Apr 2007 at 12:34

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 I put a dir() in get_user_query_set and it shows only ['self', 'user']. I added a 'from models import 
SnapboardProfile' and all was well. I also needed to add a import for WatchList 
to  get_favorites and an import 
Post to get_private. I'm not really a python guru but it does seem that these 
imports shouldn't be required.

Original comment by crispywa...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2007 at 9:15

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These recent errors have been introduced due to an internal reorganization (I 
moved
all SQL logic out of views.py and into managers.py).  I'll apply the patches 
I've
recieved and do a review.

Original comment by bs1...@gmail.com on 9 Apr 2007 at 10:47

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circular import bug, fixed

seems to be okay in rev 168

Original comment by bs1...@gmail.com on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:58

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Original comment by bs1...@gmail.com on 12 Apr 2007 at 8:58

• Changed state: NeedsTesting

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Verified in rev 168.  

Original comment by johnnie....@gmail.com on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:03

• Changed state: Verified