Uploading Data from a Python File into a Django Database

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I have written a python program which reads data from a directory of files and now I would like to save this data into a Django database. Ideally there would be a python script within my Django project which imports the necessary models reads the data and then writes to the database but I'm not sure if this is possible? If it is what imports do I need and where in the project directory would the script be saved?

Prashant Borde · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-17 11:46:01Z

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You can save the file in root directory (where manage.py is present) of Django project and import your models as follows:

from django.core import management
from YourProject import settings
management.setup_environ(settings)

from YourApp.models import YourModel

Or try this code:

import os

os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "YourProject.settings")

from YourApp.models import YourModel

edited Jan 17, 2014 at 11:46

answered Jan 17, 2014 at 11:21

Prashant Borde

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Gottfried Over a year ago

thanks for the answer but I'm getting an error - AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'setup_environ'

Prashant Borde Over a year ago

Which Django version are you using?

Gottfried Over a year ago

>>> django.VERSION (1, 6, 1, 'final', 0)

Daniel Roseman · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-17 11:13:50Z

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See the docs on custom management commands, which is by far the easiest way to do this.

answered Jan 17, 2014 at 11:13

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