Django URL mapping - NameError: name X is not defined -

[a similar question asked, not marked answered, here. considered continuing thread website told me i'm supposed post answer, seems have start new topic.] i'm trying follow this tutorial , i'm having problems url mapping. part described "so best practice create “url.py” per application , include in our main projects url.py file". relevant, hope, part of folder structure, arose following steps of tutorial letter (if possible; usage of 'patterns' module impossible example) , using django 1.10 following:

myproject/   myapp/     urls.py     views.py   myproject/     urls.py 

the myproject/urls.py follows:

from django.conf.urls import include, url  django.contrib import admin admin.autodiscover()  myapp.views import hello  urlpatterns = [ url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)), url(r'^myapp/', include(myapp.urls)), ] 

the myapp/urls.py follows:

from django.conf.urls import include, url  urlpatterns = [     url(r'^hello/', myapp.views.hello), ] 

the myapp/views.py follows:

from django.shortcuts import render  def hello(request):    return render(request, "hello.html", {}) 

however, running 'python manage.py runserver' results in following error:

url(r'^myapp/', include(myapp.urls)), nameerror: name 'myapp' not defined 

installed_apps in settings.py contains 'myapp'.

i'd greatful tips on how deal nameerror! [or tips whatsoever might consider helpful!]

you have nameerror because referencing myapp in myproject/urls.py haven't imported it.

the typical approach in django use string include, means import not required.

url(r'^myapp/', include('myapp.urls')), 

since have move hello url pattern myapp/urls.py, can remove from myapp.views import hello myproject/urls.py.

once you've made change, nameerror in myapp/urls.py. in case, common approach use relative import app's views.

from django.conf.urls import url . import views  urlpatterns = [     url(r'^hello/$', views.hello), ]