Hi, I did a similar script, but I use trickiness and imports to get the context. :-)
I like you way better, so I vote +1 for this idea. Krys xtian wrote: >I've been playing around with my data model, making changes to the >structure, dropping and recreating tables, and I've found it handy to >be able to run an initial data script in the context of the model >classes. > >Something like: >turbogears-admin shell <filename to execute> > >I've implemented this in mine - just by changing the last part of >command.Shell.run to be: > > if len(sys.argv) == 2: > # execute the initial data file > datafile = sys.argv[1] > execfile(datafile, globals(), locals) > else: > import code > code.interact(local=locals) > >And the initial data file would have something like: > >fred = Author(name="fred", email="[EMAIL PROTECTED]") >first = Item(title="First post!", slug='first_post', body='This is my >first blog entry', author=fred) > >.. to create all your base data without requiring any trickiness or >imports to get the right context. > >Does this seem like something other people could use? I guess more >thought could go into tying this into application deployment and such, >as well as whether that's the best way to indicate the data file to >use. > >Cheers, >xtian > > > >
