#13235: Better manage.py: import django after importing settings
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Reporter: rudi | Owner:
Status: new | Milestone:
Component: User Experience | Version: SVN
Keywords: manage settings | Stage: Unreviewed
Has_patch: 1 |
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Sometimes it may be necessary to use custom versions of libs for certain
project. They may be placed to special dir which should be first in
`sys.path`. This dir may be inserted to `sys.path` at first lines in
settings.py
{{{
#!python
import os
import sys
PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
PROJECT_LIBS = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, '..', 'lib'))
if not PROJECT_LIBS in sys.path: sys.path.insert(0, PROJECT_LIBS)
}}}
But! We can't place custom `django` to that dir, because `manage.py`
imports `django` first, then imports `settings`. It seems, the more
preferred way is to import settings first.
{{{
#!python
#!/usr/bin/env python
try:
import settings # Assumed to be in the same directory.
except ImportError:
import sys
sys.stderr.write("Error: Can't find the file 'settings.py' in the
directory containing %r. It appears you've customized things.\nYou'll have
to run django-admin.py, passing it your settings module.\n(If the file
settings.py does indeed exist, it's causing an ImportError somehow.)\n" %
__file__)
sys.exit(1)
from django.core.management import execute_manager
if __name__ == "__main__":
execute_manager(settings)
}}}
The example above is based on original manage.py, but with one line moved
from top to bottom:
{{{
#!python
from django.core.management import execute_manager
}}}
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