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OSError: [WinError 123] The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect: '<frozen importlib._bootstrap>' (Django) [closed]

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I ran into this error after executing python manage.py runserver . This was just after pulling the repository after not having worked on it in a while. I tried checking to see that I had the dependencies installed and that my virtual environment was active and I still get the error.

The last line of the error (also the title of the question) is

OSError: [WinError 123] The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect: '<frozen importlib._bootstrap>'
See the screenshot below:
I am new to Django so I have no idea what the cause of this error is.
                Please provide your traceback as a text instead of a screenshot. Please also provide related source code.
– GwynBleidD
                May 16, 2019 at 10:47
I had the same issue here. After having suffering for a few hours stuck, I figured out the reason. It's very basic. 
We forgot to run the migrate commands.
To fix, run the below commands in order:
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate
While the error notification is not relavance but this fix the error anyway :v.
You can read further information about migration Here.
The same issue is also occurred when someone misspell filename, directory name or app name... for example when someone create an app by the name of users and then he/she want to enlist the app in the INSTALLED_APPS List available in the setting.py file in misspell way like ............ users.app.UsersConfig instead of users.apps.UsersConfig
                Thank you for this suggestion! I added a new app that kicked my server over, couldn't find the problem until It saw this. I had misspelled the app name in settings.py. Problem solved :)
– Ross
                Jan 20, 2021 at 21:24
                Thanks! that was my case. I mispelled one of my custom apps'name in settings.py INSTALLED_APPS
– Tms91
                Jan 21, 2021 at 23:02
I am sensing that you are trying to import bootstrap files for your website.This can be conveniently done by adding the hyperlink from the bootstrap cdn on your base template.
Also you can download the boostrap package and copy the css and js files under the static folder in your project.
                I don't think that's it actually. I just hit the same problem (which is how I found this question) and I haven't done anything with templates yet - still setting up models, so no bootstrap on my part.
– michjnich
                Jul 19, 2019 at 17:35
In my case, I was missing the \ when using multiple lines to import:
from .models import Country, State, Locality, Address,\
PercentageAmount, Condominium, Condominium_expenses_report,\
    FunctionalUnit, Percentage, FunctionalUnit_expenses_report,\
        Expense, Bill, Judgment, Insurance, Concept