django1/django/core/management/commands/shell.py

from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand

class Command(NoArgsCommand):
    help = "Runs a Python interactive interpreter. Tries to use IPython, if it's available."
    args = '[--plain]'

    requires_model_validation = False

    def handle_noargs(self, **options):
        # XXX: (Temporary) workaround for ticket #1796: force early loading of all
        # models from installed apps.
        from django.db.models.loading import get_models
        loaded_models = get_models()

        use_plain = options.get('plain', False)

        try:
            if use_plain:
                # Don't bother loading IPython, because the user wants plain Python.
                raise ImportError
            import IPython
            # Explicitly pass an empty list as arguments, because otherwise IPython
            # would use sys.argv from this script.
            shell = IPython.Shell.IPShell(argv=[])
            shell.mainloop()
        except ImportError:
            import code
            # Set up a dictionary to serve as the environment for the shell, so
            # that tab completion works on objects that are imported at runtime.
            # See ticket 5082.
            imported_objects = {}
            try: # Try activating rlcompleter, because it's handy.
                import readline
            except ImportError:
                pass
            else:
                # We don't have to wrap the following import in a 'try', because
                # we already know 'readline' was imported successfully.
                import rlcompleter
                readline.set_completer(rlcompleter.Completer(imported_objects).complete)
                readline.parse_and_bind("tab:complete")
            code.interact(local=imported_objects)