from django.core.management.base import CommandError from django.core.management.templates import TemplateCommand from django.utils.importlib import import_module class Command(TemplateCommand): help = ("Creates a Django app directory structure for the given app " "name in the current directory or optionally in the given " "directory.") def handle(self, app_name=None, target=None, **options): self.validate_name(app_name, "app") # Check that the app_name cannot be imported. try: import_module(app_name) except ImportError: pass else: raise CommandError("%r conflicts with the name of an existing " "Python module and cannot be used as an app " "name. Please try another name." % app_name) super(Command, self).handle('app', app_name, target, **options)