From 1b22d53bf67943cd193bbd6e327d955c19d2f5d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Walls <jacobtylerwalls@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:43:55 -0500
Subject: [6.0.x] Fixed #36961 -- Fixed TypeError in deprecation warnings if
 Django is imported by namespace.

Backport of c1d8646ec219b8b90ebdd463f40e5767876658a0 from main.
---
 django/utils/deprecation.py | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

(limited to 'django')

diff --git a/django/utils/deprecation.py b/django/utils/deprecation.py
index eea24cf94b..11a37f05bc 100644
--- a/django/utils/deprecation.py
+++ b/django/utils/deprecation.py
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ from django.utils.inspect import signature
 
 @functools.cache
 def django_file_prefixes():
-    try:
-        file = django.__file__
-    except AttributeError:
+    file = getattr(django, "__file__", None)
+    if file is None:
         return ()
     return (os.path.dirname(file),)
 
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