Django decorator import issue: 'cannot import name' when used in views.py

Question

when trying to start the server it cannot find the decorator


from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, user_passes_test, staff_member_required

...


@staff_member_required 
def delete_service_view(request, service_id):
    service = get_object_or_404(Service, pk=service_id)
    service.delete()
    return redirect('index') 

@staff_member_required 
def toggle_trusted_from_service_view(request, user_id): 
    if request.method == 'POST':
        try:
            user = User.objects.get(pk=user_id)
            user.isTrusted = not user.isTrusted
            user.save()
            return redirect('service_detail', service_id=request.POST.get('service_id')) 
        except User.DoesNotExist:
            return HttpResponseForbidden("User not found.")
    else:
        return HttpResponseForbidden("Invalid enquiry method.")

When i try python manage.py runserver


  File "C:\Users\alexe\djangoshop\dshop\main\views.py", line 3, in <module>
    from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, user_passes_test, staff_member_required
ImportError: cannot import name 'staff_member_required' from 'django.contrib.auth.decorators' (C:\Users\alexe\djangoshop\dshop\dshop_new_env\Lib\site-packages\django\contrib\auth\decorators.py)

I've already recreated the environment and reinstalled all dependencies

willeM_ Van Onsem · Accepted Answer · 2025-03-25 11:11:34Z

0

The decorator does not reside there, it is made for the admin site, so:

from django.contrib.admin.views.decorators import staff_member_required

By default, this also redirects to the admin login if the user is not a staff user.

edited Mar 25 at 11:11

answered Mar 25 at 10:54

willeM_ Van Onsem

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