Question

Having issues getting django custom commands to work.

From django documetation, have placed

application/
    manage.py
    blog/
        __init__.py
        models.py
        management/
            __init__.py
            commands/
                __init__.py
                myapp_task.py
        views.py

myapp_task.py content is

from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand

class Command(NoArgsCommand):
    def handle_noargs(self, **options):
        print 'Doing task...'
        # invoke the functions you need to run on your project here
        print 'Done'

when ran

python manage.py myapp_task

getting error

Unknown command: 'myapp_task'

Answer 1

The directory structure in your answer is a little ambiguous; when placing the files as follows django should be able to find your command:

project/ # in your question this would be 'application'
    manage.py
    blog/
        __init__.py
        models.py
        management/
            __init__.py
            commands/
                __init__.py
                myapp_task.py
        views.py

Furthermore, you’ll need to enable your app in your settings.py:

INSTALLED_APPS = (
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.sites',
    'blog', # <= your app here ...
)