[Django]-ForeignKey to 'self' in sub-application throws error on makemigrations in Django project

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As you mention, it seems to be a lookup error when the project is trying to locate your app due to the nested apps. This can be solved by specifying the app name with an app_label in the models internal meta class:

class SampleModel(models.Model):
    ...
    class Meta:
        app_label = 'app_two'
👤Johan

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I was able to solve this by changing the app_label to 'app_one_app_two' in apps.py. Because django references this when registering the related models, it doesn’t break. All migrations are then registered under that label as well.

👤Colty Harrison

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