ImportError: No module named asgi

Question

Why does :

from channels.asgi import get_channel_layer

results in :

from channels.asgi import get_channel_layer
ImportError: No module named asgi

I am using Django (1.9) and python(3.4). And, while editing in pycharm, i see the IDE is giving me the quick tip for me.

Answer 1

I was able to fix this; if you are using channels 2, the channel layer is quite different from the older version.

I suggest you to try the following:

1. Confirm that you have configured your channel layer on settings.py:

   CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
       "default": {
           "BACKEND": "channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer",
           "CONFIG": {
               "hosts": [("redis-server-name", 6379)],
           },
       },
   }
   

   Hopefully, you have installed redis if using redis.

2. Add the channel layer to asgi.py file:

   from channels.layers import get_channel_layer
   
   channel_layer = get_channel_layer()
   

You can see this solution.