django_manage_py_with_dotenv_environment_loading.py

1import os
2import sys
3import dotenv
4
5def main():
6    """Run administrative tasks."""
7    # This is usually where you load your environment variables
8    dotenv.read_dotenv()
9
10    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'myproject.settings')
11    try:
12        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
13    except ImportError as exc:
14        raise ImportError(
15            "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
16            "available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you "
17            "forget to activate a virtual environment?"
18        ) from exc
19    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
20
21if __name__ == '__main__':
22    main()