django-sa
Utility to convert a python script into a standalone django script. For Python2/Python3 and Django 1.7+
Installation
Install:
pip install django-sa
Implementation Notes with Short Examples
What happens when you try to run a script with django code in it?:
python backup.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "backup.py", line 6, in <module>
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django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting DEFAULT_INDEX_TABLESPACE, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.django-sa way:
+ The script needs to be run from the project root directory + This uses the default django settings file which is in project_dir/settings.py
from django_sa import setup_django
setup_django(__file__)
# django codeUsing a different django settings file:
from django_sa import setup_django
setup_django(__file__, 'my_project.settings.production')
# django code
