from django.db import connection

if (hasattr(connection.ops, 'spatial_version') and

    not connection.ops.mysql):

    # Getting the `SpatialRefSys` and `GeometryColumns`

    # models for the default spatial backend.  These

    # aliases are provided for backwards-compatibility.

    SpatialRefSys = connection.ops.spatial_ref_sys()

    GeometryColumns = connection.ops.geometry_columns()