Django Shell Command Does Not Execute For Loop

Question

I have a Django project going on, containing some functions and creating/updating a database. From time to time, I need to update the staticfiles in the project therefore I created a .py file in the same folder as the project named updatefiles.py

I am running the script as python manage.py shell <updatefiles.py. Inside this file there is a for loop but for some reason it does not execute the for loop. I have tried even with a simple for loop such as below but it doesn't execute that one as well. Anyone has any ideas?

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]

for x in fruits:
    print(x)

The output is:

(InteractiveConsole)
>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
now exiting InteractiveConsole...

Anyone has any ideas?

Edit: For anyone having the same issue, I solved it by changing the structure. I defined a function within settings.py and put the for loop inside this function. Then inside updatefiles.py I simply call this function. By running python manage.py shell <updatefiles.py it works now

I am using VS Code's own terminal to run the shell. OS is Windows 10. It executes other codes such as print(fruits[0[). I can see the output in the console as apple. It just doesn't execute the for loop for some reason — ControltheAI
– ControltheAI, Commented Oct 21, 2022 at 9:39
I've never used VS Code (I'm a Cmder guy), but it's probably just some setting.. Maybe try changing the terminal VSC uses to cmd or powershell or git bash — Nealium
– Nealium, Commented Oct 21, 2022 at 14:59
as far as I know, running on VS Code terminal is same running something in MS command prompt or powershell — ControltheAI
– ControltheAI, Commented Oct 22, 2022 at 20:18

alexakarpov · Accepted Answer · 2022-10-25 22:25:40Z

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I think what you really want to do is build a custom Django command:

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/howto/custom-management-commands/

Putting a function inside the settings.py is not a good idea.

answered Oct 25, 2022 at 22:25

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