HH/IMPORT_ERROR_FIX.md

ImportError Fix Summary

Issue

Error: ImportError: cannot import name 'create_action_from_negative_survey' from 'apps.surveys.tasks'

Location: apps/surveys/public_views.py, line 240

Root Cause

The function create_action_from_negative_survey did exist in apps/surveys/tasks.py, but Python was unable to import it due to stale bytecode cache. This commonly occurs when:

• The Python source file is modified
• The .pyc (compiled Python) files in __pycache__ directories become outdated
• Python imports the old cached bytecode instead of the updated source

Solution

Cleared all Python bytecode cache files and directories:

find . -type d -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null
find . -name "*.pyc" -delete 2>/dev/null

Verification

Created and ran test script (test_import_fix.py) to verify the fix:

from apps.surveys.tasks import create_action_from_negative_survey

Result: ✅ Import successful

Function Details

• Function Name: create_action_from_negative_survey
• Location: apps/surveys/tasks.py
• Purpose: Celery task to create PX Actions from negative survey responses
• Decorators: @shared_task

Next Steps

1. Restart the Django development server to ensure fresh imports
2. Test survey submission at /surveys/s/{token}/ endpoint
3. Verify that negative surveys properly trigger PX Action creation

Prevention

To prevent similar issues in the future:

• Always clear cache after major code changes
• Consider adding a management command to clear cache: python manage.py clear_cache
• Use python manage.py runserver --noreload during development to reduce cache issues