Django, a high-level Python web framework, provides a set of management commands that help you perform various tasks during the development and management of a Django project. Here’s a comprehensive list of Django management commands along with brief descriptions of their features:
startproject: Creates a new Django project.
django-admin startproject projectname
startapp: Creates a new Django app within a project.
python manage.py startapp appname
runserver: Starts the development server.
python manage.py runserver
shell: Opens the Python shell with Django environment loaded.
python manage.py shell
makemigrations: Generates new database migration files based on model changes.
python manage.py makemigrations
migrate: Applies database migrations to synchronize the database schema.
python manage.py migrate
createsuperuser: Creates a superuser for the Django admin.
python manage.py createsuperuser
collectstatic: Gathers static files from your apps into a single directory.
python manage.py collectstatic
test: Runs tests for your Django project.
python manage.py test
dbshell: Opens a command-line interface to the database.
python manage.py dbshell
check: Checks for issues in your project without making migrations or touching the database.
python manage.py check
showmigrations: Displays a list of all migrations and their status.
python manage.py showmigrations
shell_plus: Enhanced version of the shell with additional features (requires
django-extensions).
python manage.py shell_plus
dumpdata: Outputs the contents of the database as a JSON or XML fixture.
python manage.py dumpdata
loaddata: Loads data from a fixture into the database.
python manage.py loaddata
flush: Resets the database by removing all data.
python manage.py flush
createsuperuser: Creates a superuser for the Django admin.
python manage.py createsuperuser
startapp: Creates a new app within a Django project.
python manage.py startapp appname
runserver: Starts the development server.
python manage.py runserver
runscript: Runs a Python script in the context of a Django project (requires
django-extensions).
python manage.py runscript script_name
graph_models: Creates a visual representation of your Django models (requires
django-extensions).
python manage.py graph_models -a > models.dot
dbshell: Opens a command-line interface to the database.
python manage.py dbshell
shell_plus: Enhanced version of the shell with additional features (requires
django-extensions).
python manage.py shell_plus
test: Runs tests for your Django project.
python manage.py test
check: Checks for issues in your project without making migrations or touching the database.
python manage.py check
check — deploy: Checks for common issues in a deployment-ready project.
python manage.py check --deploy
show_urls: Displays all URLs defined in the project.
python manage.py show_urls
These are some of the commonly used Django management commands. Note that some commands may require additional packages or settings, and the availability of certain commands may depend on your Django project’s configuration and installed packages.
