Refactoring a Django App as a Stand-Alone Module

Overview

This page catalogs the workflow involved in taking an app that is part of a Django project and refactoring it as a stand-alone module.

Reusable Django Packages/Apps contains an overview of the principles of creating stand-alone Django modules

Workflow

- project_root_dir
    |-- app_dir
    |     |-- tests/
    |     |-- __init__.py
    |     |-- admin.py
    |     |-- app.py
    |     `-- models.py
    |-- .gitignore
    |-- LICENSE
    |-- MANIFEST.IN
    |-- README.md
    `-- setup.py

• Move project files to directory outside Django project, e.g. ~/develop/django/apps
• Add package config files
  • LICENSE
  • MANIFEST.in
  • README.md
  • setup.py
• Delete migrations directory
• Add project properties in the app directory