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Asked: 2026-05-24T10:44:22+00:00

Is there a way to automatically create the models.py model definition when you already

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Is there a way to automatically create the models.py model definition when you already have an existing database?
I have a complicated database with tables and relationships already setup up in MySQL, and would like to avoid creating the models.py file from scratch if possible.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can use :

    ./manage.py inspectdb > models.py

    According to the documentation :

    The inspectdb utility introspects the database pointed to by your
    settings file, determines a Django model representation for each of
    your tables, and prints the Python model code to standard output.

    More information in the Django Book 2.0 – Chapter 18:

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