One needs to turn off all imports of typeclasses in __init__ or django will create migrations for them. This might be interesting for the future but not for development.

ev.py

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ from src.help.models import HelpEntry
 
 from src.typeclasses.models import Attribute
 # players
-from src.players.player import Player
+from src.players.player import DefaultPlayer
 from src.players.models import PlayerDB
 
 # commands
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ from src.comms.models import Msg, ChannelDB
 from src.comms.comms import Channel
 
 # objects
-from src.objects.objects import Object, Character, Room, Exit
+from src.objects.objects import DefaultObject, DefaultCharacter, DefaultRoom, DefaultExit
 
 # utils
 

src/objects/models.py

@@ -843,3 +843,4 @@ class ObjectDB(TypedObject):
         # Perform the deletion of the object
         super(ObjectDB, self).delete()
         return True
+

src/objects/objects.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ _DA = object.__delattr__
 # Base class to inherit from.
 #
 
-class Object(ObjectDB):
+class DefaultObject(ObjectDB):
     """
     This is the base class for all in-game objects.  Inherit from this
     to create different types of objects in the game.
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
                                      this object speaks
 
          """
-        super(Object, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super(DefaultObject, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     ## methods inherited from the database object (overload them here)
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
             if searchdata.lower() in ("me", "self",):
                 return self
 
-        return super(Object, self).search(searchdata,
+        return super(DefaultObject, self).search(searchdata,
                global_search=global_search,
                use_nicks=use_nicks,
                typeclass=typeclass,
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
             # searchdata is a string; wrap some common self-references
             if searchdata.lower() in ("me", "self",):
                 return self.player
-        return super(Object, self).search_player(searchdata, quiet=quiet)
+        return super(DefaultObject, self).search_player(searchdata, quiet=quiet)
 
     def execute_cmd(self, raw_string, sessid=None, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
             useful for coders intending to implement some sort of nested
             command structure.
         """
-        return super(Object, self).execute_cmd(raw_string, sessid=sessid, **kwargs)
+        return super(DefaultObject, self).execute_cmd(raw_string, sessid=sessid, **kwargs)
 
     def msg(self, text=None, from_obj=None, sessid=None, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
                 default to self.sessid or from_obj.sessid.
         """
 
-        super(Object, self).msg(text=text, from_obj=from_obj, sessid=sessid, **kwargs)
+        super(DefaultObject, self).msg(text=text, from_obj=from_obj, sessid=sessid, **kwargs)
 
     def msg_contents(self, text=None, exclude=None, from_obj=None, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
         exclude is a list of objects not to send to. See self.msg() for
                 more info.
         """
-        super(Object, self).msg_contents(text, exclude=exclude,
+        super(DefaultObject, self).msg_contents(text, exclude=exclude,
                                 from_obj=from_obj, **kwargs)
 
     def move_to(self, destination, quiet=False,
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
                emit_to_obj.
 
         """
-        return super(Object, self).move_to(destination, quiet=quiet,
+        return super(DefaultObject, self).move_to(destination, quiet=quiet,
                                   emit_to_obj=emit_to_obj,
                                   use_destination=use_destination)
 
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
         new_key (string) - new key/name of copied object. If new_key is not
                            specified, the copy will be named
                            <old_key>_copy by default.
-        Returns: Object (copy of this one)
+        Returns: DefaultObject (copy of this one)
         """
-        return super(Object, self).copy(new_key=new_key)
+        return super(DefaultObject, self).copy(new_key=new_key)
 
     def delete(self):
         """
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
                  were errors during deletion or deletion otherwise
                  failed.
         """
-        return super(Object, self).delete()
+        return super(DefaultObject, self).delete()
 
     # methods inherited from the typeclass system
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
 
         Returns: Boolean
         """
-        return super(Object, self).is_typeclass(typeclass, exact=exact)
+        return super(DefaultObject, self).is_typeclass(typeclass, exact=exact)
 
     def swap_typeclass(self, new_typeclass, clean_attributes=False, no_default=True):
         """
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
 
 
         """
-        return super(Object, self).swap_typeclass(new_typeclass,
+        return super(DefaultObject, self).swap_typeclass(new_typeclass,
                        clean_attributes=clean_attributes, no_default=no_default)
 
     def access(self, accessing_obj, access_type='read', default=False, **kwargs):
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
           default (bool) - what to return if no lock of access_type was found
           **kwargs - passed to at_access hook along with result,accessing_obj and access_type
         """
-        result = super(Object, self).access(accessing_obj, access_type=access_type, default=default)
+        result = super(DefaultObject, self).access(accessing_obj, access_type=access_type, default=default)
         self.at_access(result, accessing_obj, access_type, **kwargs)
         return result
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
                               permission on the object.
                               (example: 'Builders')
         """
-        return super(Object, self).check_permstring(permstring)
+        return super(DefaultObject, self).check_permstring(permstring)
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         """
@@ -901,11 +901,12 @@ class Object(ObjectDB):
         """
         return message
 
+
 #
 # Base Character object
 #
 
-class Character(Object):
+class DefaultCharacter(DefaultObject):
     """
     This is just like the Object except it implements its own
     version of the at_object_creation to set up the script
@@ -921,7 +922,7 @@ class Character(Object):
         you want to fundamentally change how a Character object works).
 
         """
-        super(Character, self).basetype_setup()
+        super(DefaultCharacter, self).basetype_setup()
         self.locks.add(";".join(["get:false()",  # noone can pick up the character
                                  "call:false()"])) # no commands can be called on character from outside
         # add the default cmdset
@@ -982,7 +983,7 @@ class Character(Object):
 # Base Room object
 #
 
-class Room(Object):
+class DefaultRoom(DefaultObject):
     """
     This is the base room object. It's just like any Object except its
     location is None.
@@ -993,7 +994,7 @@ class Room(Object):
         (since default is None anyway)
         """
 
-        super(Room, self).basetype_setup()
+        super(DefaultRoom, self).basetype_setup()
         self.locks.add(";".join(["get:false()",
                                  "puppet:false()"])) # would be weird to puppet a room ...
         self.location = None
@@ -1003,7 +1004,7 @@ class Room(Object):
 # Base Exit object
 #
 
-class Exit(Object):
+class DefaultExit(DefaultObject):
     """
     This is the base exit object - it connects a location to another.
     This is done by the exit assigning a "command" on itself with the
@@ -1079,7 +1080,7 @@ class Exit(Object):
         You should normally not need to overload this - if you do make sure you
         include all the functionality in this method.
         """
-        super(Exit, self).basetype_setup()
+        super(DefaultExit, self).basetype_setup()
 
         # setting default locks (overload these in at_object_creation()
         self.locks.add(";".join(["puppet:false()", # would be weird to puppet an exit ...

src/players/player.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ _MULTISESSION_MODE = settings.MULTISESSION_MODE
 _CMDSET_PLAYER = settings.CMDSET_PLAYER
 _CONNECT_CHANNEL = None
 
-class Player(PlayerDB):
+class DefaultPlayer(PlayerDB):
     """
     Base typeclass for all Players.
     """
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Player(PlayerDB):
          at_server_shutdown()
 
          """
-        super(Player, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super(DefaultPlayer, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     ## methods inherited from database model
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class Player(PlayerDB):
         the server.
 
         text (string) - text data to send
-        from_obj (Object/Player) - source object of message to send
+        from_obj (Object/DefaultPlayer) - source object of message to send
         sessid - the session id of the session to send to. If not given,
           return to all sessions connected to this player. This is usually only
           relevant when using msg() directly from a player-command (from
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class Player(PlayerDB):
           handles the sessid).
         kwargs - extra data to send through protocol
         """
-        super(Player, self).msg(text=text, from_obj=from_obj, sessid=sessid, **kwargs)
+        super(DefaultPlayer, self).msg(text=text, from_obj=from_obj, sessid=sessid, **kwargs)
 
     def swap_character(self, new_character, delete_old_character=False):
         """
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class Player(PlayerDB):
 
         Returns: True/False depending on if swap suceeded or not.
         """
-        return super(Player, self).swap_character(new_character, delete_old_character=delete_old_character)
+        return super(DefaultPlayer, self).swap_character(new_character, delete_old_character=delete_old_character)
 
     def execute_cmd(self, raw_string, sessid=None, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class Player(PlayerDB):
             be useful for coders intending to implement some sort of nested
             command structure.
         """
-        return super(Player, self).execute_cmd(raw_string, sessid=sessid, **kwargs)
+        return super(DefaultPlayer, self).execute_cmd(raw_string, sessid=sessid, **kwargs)
 
     def search(self, searchdata, return_puppet=False, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class Player(PlayerDB):
             # handle wrapping of common terms
             if searchdata.lower() in ("me", "*me", "self", "*self",):
                 return self
-        return super(Player, self).search(searchdata, return_puppet=return_puppet, **kwargs)
+        return super(DefaultPlayer, self).search(searchdata, return_puppet=return_puppet, **kwargs)
 
     def is_typeclass(self, typeclass, exact=False):
         """
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class Player(PlayerDB):
 
         Returns: Boolean
         """
-        return super(Player, self).is_typeclass(typeclass, exact=exact)
+        return super(DefaultPlayer, self).is_typeclass(typeclass, exact=exact)
 
     def swap_typeclass(self, new_typeclass, clean_attributes=False, no_default=True):
         """
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class Player(PlayerDB):
           boolean True/False depending on if the swap worked or not.
 
         """
-        super(Player, self).swap_typeclass(new_typeclass,
+        super(DefaultPlayer, self).swap_typeclass(new_typeclass,
                     clean_attributes=clean_attributes, no_default=no_default)
 
     def access(self, accessing_obj, access_type='read', default=False, **kwargs):
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class Player(PlayerDB):
           default (bool) - what to return if no lock of access_type was found
           **kwargs - passed to the at_access hook along with the result.
         """
-        result = super(Player, self).access(accessing_obj, access_type=access_type, default=default)
+        result = super(DefaultPlayer, self).access(accessing_obj, access_type=access_type, default=default)
         self.at_access(result, accessing_obj, access_type, **kwargs)
         return result
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class Player(PlayerDB):
                               on the object. (example: 'Builders')
         Note that this method does -not- call the at_access hook.
         """
-        return super(Player, self).check_permstring(permstring)
+        return super(DefaultPlayer, self).check_permstring(permstring)
 
     ## player hooks
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class Player(PlayerDB):
         """
         pass
 
-class Guest(Player):
+class Guest(DefaultPlayer):
     """
     This class is used for guest logins. Unlike Players, Guests and their
     characters are deleted after disconnection.

src/scripts/__init__.py

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ Also, the initiated object manager is available as src.scripts.manager.
 
 """
 
-from src.scripts.scripts import *
+# Note - we MUST NOT import src.scripts.scripts here, or
+# proxy models will fall under Django migrations.
+#from src.scripts.scripts import *
 from src.scripts.models import ScriptDB
 
 manager = ScriptDB.objects

src/scripts/scripts.py

@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ class ScriptBase(ScriptDB):
         "called when typeclass re-caches. Usually not used for scripts."
         pass
 
-
 #
 # Base Script - inherit from this
 #

src/settings_default.py

@@ -288,17 +288,17 @@ PLAYER_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["game.gamesrc.objects", "contrib"]
 CHANNEL_TYPECLASS_PATHS = ["game.gamesrc.conf", "contrib"]
 
 # Typeclass for player objects (linked to a character) (fallback)
-BASE_PLAYER_TYPECLASS = "src.players.player.Player"
+BASE_PLAYER_TYPECLASS = "src.players.player.DefaultPlayer"
 # Typeclass and base for all objects (fallback)
-BASE_OBJECT_TYPECLASS = "src.objects.objects.Object"
+BASE_OBJECT_TYPECLASS = "src.objects.objects.DefaultObject"
 # Typeclass for character objects linked to a player (fallback)
-BASE_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS = "src.objects.objects.Character"
+BASE_CHARACTER_TYPECLASS = "src.objects.objects.DefaultCharacter"
 # Typeclass for rooms (fallback)
-BASE_ROOM_TYPECLASS = "src.objects.objects.Room"
+BASE_ROOM_TYPECLASS = "src.objects.objects.DefaultRoom"
 # Typeclass for Exit objects (fallback).
-BASE_EXIT_TYPECLASS = "src.objects.objects.Exit"
+BASE_EXIT_TYPECLASS = "src.objects.objects.DefaultExit"
 # Typeclass for Channel (fallback).
-BASE_CHANNEL_TYPECLASS = "src.comms.comms.Channel"
+BASE_CHANNEL_TYPECLASS = "src.comms.comms.DefaultChannel"
 # Typeclass for Scripts (fallback). You usually don't need to change this
 # but create custom variations of scripts on a per-case basis instead.
 BASE_SCRIPT_TYPECLASS = "src.scripts.scripts.DoNothing"

src/typeclasses/models.py

@@ -780,7 +780,6 @@ class TypeclassBase(SharedMemoryModelBase):
                 proxy = True
             attrs["Meta"] = Meta
         attrs["Meta"].proxy = True
-        attrs["Meta"].app_label = attrs["path"]
 
         # patch start - django multi-inheritance
         # this is a copy of django.db.models.base.__new__
@@ -1086,7 +1085,10 @@ class TypedObject(SharedMemoryModel):
     def _import_class(self, path):
         path, clsname = path.rsplit(".", 1)
         mod = import_module(path)
-        return getattr(mod, clsname)
+        try:
+            return getattr(mod, clsname)
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise AttributeError("module '%s' has no attribute '%s'" % (path, clsname))
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         typeclass_path = kwargs.pop("typeclass", None)