Hi, you can also write simple python script and run it in Django context via https://django-extensions.readthedocs.io/en/latest/runscript.html from `django-extensions` package.
Best regards. Adam čt 9. 4. 2020 v 17:14 odesílatel Tim Johnson <t...@akwebsoft.com> napsal: > Thank you Andréas. I have come across that too, after my OT. > > This is definitely what I was looking for. > > cheers > On 4/9/20 2:05 AM, Andréas Kühne wrote: > > Hi Tim, > > What you probably should do is use a custom command on the manage.py > command interface. You till then get access to all of djangos goodness - > and it can be run from the command line. > > See here: > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/howto/custom-management-commands/ > > This is how I would handle it. > > Regards, > > Andréas > > > Den tors 9 apr. 2020 kl 00:18 skrev Tim Johnson <t...@akwebsoft.com>: > >> using django.VERSION (2, 1, 5, 'final', 0) with >> >> python 3.7.2 on ubuntu 16.04 >> >> I have a need for a "Housekeeping" application. It's usage would be to >> >> 1) connect to a database, either mysql, mariadb or postgres >> >> 2) truncate two tables and repopulate them based on an arbitrary data >> structure such as a compound list or tuple. >> >> Such an application would not need be and most preferably should not be >> part of a deployed website. >> >> This should not be a very complicated endeavor. The simplest method >> might be to manually establish an ORM connection using settings.py to >> import the connection credentials. I am wondering if this is possible. >> >> However, I am unable to find documentation that would edify me on >> manually coding an ORM connection and clearing a database without the >> loading of django resources. >> >> If such an approach is feasible, I would welcome URLs to appropriate >> documentation and/or discussion. >> >> Using a model-view approach would be the simplest method, I would think, >> but there would be no need to have such a view deployed. There is >> probably a solution that would necessitate installing a custom package >> to be used from manage.py, such as >> https://github.com/KhaledElAnsari/django-truncate and that might be >> complicated. >> >> Comments are welcome >> >> thanks >> >> -- >> Tim >> tj49.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/4be7c6fc-d99e-7419-24ef-d54cbdf384d4%40akwebsoft.com >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAK4qSCdSf%2BJ9ZufHavQqv-9ftOkOUwNODsFd-w6QQmzzK61j5Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAK4qSCdSf%2BJ9ZufHavQqv-9ftOkOUwNODsFd-w6QQmzzK61j5Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > Timtj49.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/35392bf4-d25a-95d6-fb32-bf09fd01e997%40akwebsoft.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/35392bf4-d25a-95d6-fb32-bf09fd01e997%40akwebsoft.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAB9%3DGXbjT24BoEtw-_mUc7wS8WtX9kSFQnfKTmCmWEfv5nTomQ%40mail.gmail.com.
