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When writing Django migrations, avoid importing and referencing external models directly. Django migrations use auto-generated model classes based on the migration state at that point, not the current model definitions. These migration-specific models ensure compatibility with the database schema as it existed at that migration’s point in time.

Instead of importing models directly, use the apps.get_model() method provided in migration functions to access the correct version of a model:

# Bad practice:
from sentry.models.organization import Organization

def migrate_data(apps, schema_editor):
    # Wrong: Organization here is the current model, not the migration state model
    orgs = Organization.objects.filter(active=True)
    # ...

# Good practice:
def migrate_data(apps, schema_editor):
    # Correct: Gets the Organization model as it exists at migration time
    Organization = apps.get_model("sentry", "Organization")
    orgs = Organization.objects.filter(active=True)
    # ...

This approach ensures migrations remain functional even as your models evolve over time, preventing subtle bugs that could corrupt data or break migration sequences.