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What is the best idea to fill up data into a Django model from an external source?
E.g. I have a model Run, and runs data in an XML file, which changes weekly.
Should I create a view and call that view URL from a curl cronjob (with the advantage that that data can be read anytime, not only when the cronjob runs), or create a python script and install that script as a cron (with DJANGO _SETTINGS _MODULE variable setup before executing the script)?
There is excellent way to do some maintenance-like jobs in project environment- write a custom manage.py command. It takes all environment configuration and other stuff allows you to concentrate on concrete task.
And of course call it directly by cron.