Added a function for SECRET_KEY generation logic.

django/core/management/commands/startproject.py

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ from importlib import import_module
 
 from django.core.management.base import CommandError
 from django.core.management.templates import TemplateCommand
-from django.utils.crypto import get_random_string
+
+from ..utils import get_random_secret_key
 
 
 class Command(TemplateCommand):
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ class Command(TemplateCommand):
                                project_name)
 
         # Create a random SECRET_KEY to put it in the main settings.
-        chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789!@#$%^&*(-_=+)'
+        options['secret_key'] = get_random_secret_key()
-        options['secret_key'] = get_random_string(50, chars)
 
         super(Command, self).handle('project', project_name, target, **options)

django/core/management/utils.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import sys
 from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
 
 from django.utils import six
+from django.utils.crypto import get_random_string
 from django.utils.encoding import DEFAULT_LOCALE_ENCODING, force_text
 
 from .base import CommandError
@@ -75,3 +76,11 @@ def find_command(cmd, path=None, pathext=None):
             if os.path.isfile(fext):
                 return fext
     return None
+
+
+def get_random_secret_key():
+    """
+    Return a 50 character random string usable as a SECRET_KEY setting value.
+    """
+    chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789!@#$%^&*(-_=+)'
+    return get_random_string(50, chars)