joeflow Circular import error

"D:\python_project\PyCharm 2021.1.1\bin\runnerw64.exe" D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\Scripts\python.exe D:/python_project/view_flow_project/manage.py runserver 8000
Watching for file changes with StatReloader
Exception in thread django-main-thread:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Bogdan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\threading.py", line 916, in _bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "C:\Users\Bogdan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\threading.py", line 864, in run
    self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py", line 64, in wrapper
    fn(*args, **kwargs)
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\runserver.py", line 110, in inner_run
    autoreload.raise_last_exception()
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py", line 87, in raise_last_exception
    raise _exception[1]
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 375, in execute
    autoreload.check_errors(django.setup)()
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\django\utils\autoreload.py", line 64, in wrapper
    fn(*args, **kwargs)
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\django\__init__.py", line 24, in setup
    apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\django\apps\registry.py", line 114, in populate
    app_config.import_models()
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\django\apps\config.py", line 301, in import_models
    self.models_module = import_module(models_module_name)
  File "C:\Users\Bogdan\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 994, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 971, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 955, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 665, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 678, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\view_flow\models.py", line 7, in <module>
    from joeflow import tasks
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\joeflow\tasks\__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
    from .human import *  # NoQA
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\joeflow\tasks\human.py", line 4, in <module>
    from joeflow.views import TaskViewMixin
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\joeflow\views.py", line 7, in <module>
    from . import forms, models
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\joeflow\forms.py", line 4, in <module>
    from . import models
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\joeflow\models.py", line 55, in <module>
    class Workflow(models.Model, metaclass=WorkflowBase):
  File "D:\python_project\view_flow_project\venv\lib\site-packages\joeflow\models.py", line 97, in Workflow
    override_view = views.OverrideView
AttributeError: module 'joeflow.views' has no attribute 'OverrideView'


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how can this be fixed? thanks

Aug 14 '21 10:08 bbs2009

Hi @bbs2009,

Thanks for reaching out. This seems to be a circular import error. Would you please be so kind as to tell me what version of Python and Django you are using, and if you opted for Celery or Dramatiq?

Best, Joe