from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand, CommandError class Command(NoArgsCommand): help = "Runs the command-line client for the current DATABASE_ENGINE." requires_model_validation = False def handle_noargs(self, **options): from django.db import connection try: connection.client.runshell() except OSError: # Note that we're assuming OSError means that the client program # isn't installed. There's a possibility OSError would be raised # for some other reason, in which case this error message would be # inaccurate. Still, this message catches the common case. raise CommandError('You appear not to have the %r program installed or on your path.' % \ connection.client.executable_name)