Question

I read from various posts that you can use DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = APPNAME.settings to import model classes to run with python scripts on the linux command line. I tried running:

DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=dishtank.settings PYTHONPATH=$HOME/pythonDirLocation python pythonScript.py

In my python script I need to import some classes from my model.py file in one of my apps so that I can edit tables inside my database. Is there anything I am missing for importing all my django settings for running with my script?

Answer 1

DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = APPNAME.settings should be PROJECT.settings. I usually avoid that approach, and prefer using setup_environ at the top of my standalone script.

from django.core.management import setup_environ
from yourproject import settings

setup_environ(settings)

from yourproject.app.models import YourModel