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How to execute a Python script from the Django shell?

I need to execute a Python script from the Django shell. I tried:

./manage.py shell << my_script.py

But it didn't work. It was just waiting for me to write something.

Solution

  • The << part is wrong, use < instead:

    $ ./manage.py shell < myscript.py

    You could also do:

    $ ./manage.py shell
...
>>> execfile('myscript.py')

    For python3 you would need to use

    >>> exec(open('myscript.py').read())