Django includes the django-admin command. I really want to spell it django. I also wanted to be able to configure a default settings module in a configuration file.
Usage
pip install django-cmd
django startprojectOnce installed, you can use the django command the same as you would normally use the django-admin command.
Replace manage.py
Did you know that the manage.py script is just a thin wrapper around the django-admin command? All the wrapper does is set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE so that it can load your settings and find any additional commands from your installed apps. With a tiny bit of configuration, you can use this django command in place of python manage.py!
In your pyproject.toml file, add a section like this to configure your default settings module:
[tool.django]
settings = "myproject.settings"
# pythonpath = "src" # Default: the pyproject.toml directoryNow you can also use the django command everywhere you would normally use python manage.py:
django runserver
django migrate
django createsuperuser1 maintainer
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