ImportError with doctype

I received this error after updating ERPNext with bench commands:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 174, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
    exec code in run_globals
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/bench_helper.py", line 94, in <module>
    main()
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/bench_helper.py", line 18, in main
    click.Group(commands=commands)(prog_name='bench')
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 722, in __call__
    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 697, in main
    rv = self.invoke(ctx)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1066, in invoke
    return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1066, in invoke
    return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 895, in invoke
    return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 535, in invoke
    return callback(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/decorators.py", line 17, in new_func
    return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/commands/__init__.py", line 24, in _func
    ret = f(frappe._dict(ctx.obj), *args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/commands/site.py", line 222, in migrate
    migrate(context.verbose, rebuild_website=rebuild_website)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/migrate.py", line 33, in migrate
    frappe.model.sync.sync_all(verbose=verbose)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/model/sync.py", line 19, in sync_all
    sync_for(app, force, verbose=verbose, reset_permissions=reset_permissions)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/model/sync.py", line 45, in sync_for
    reset_permissions=reset_permissions, for_sync=True)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/modules/import_file.py", line 58, in import_file_by_path
    ignore_version=ignore_version, reset_permissions=reset_permissions)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/modules/import_file.py", line 100, in import_doc
    doc = frappe.get_doc(docdict)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/__init__.py", line 638, in get_doc
    return frappe.model.document.get_doc(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/model/document.py", line 66, in get_doc
    controller = get_controller(doctype)
  File "/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/model/base_document.py", line 45, in get_controller
    raise ImportError(doctype)
ImportError: Doctype

What can cause this error?
What does ImportError: Doctype mean?

I need to solve this problem because I can not start the app.

Hi,

Please check below link of similar kind of error raised, hope this will help.

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Thank you so much @Salmanmulani, I have solved the problem I had :blush: