#6883 closed (duplicate)
Some manage Commands Ignore Apps Without a models.py file
| Reported by: | Owned by: | nobody | |
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| Component: | Core (Management commands) | Version: | dev | 
| Severity: | Keywords: | manage fixture test syncdb unittest models.py | |
| Cc: | Triage Stage: | Unreviewed | |
| Has patch: | no | Needs documentation: | no | 
| Needs tests: | no | Patch needs improvement: | no | 
| Easy pickings: | no | UI/UX: | no | 
Description
I am aware of at least two manage.py operations that do not work intuitively if apps do not contain a models.py file: loading initial data fixtures and running unit tests.  For example, if you have an app that contains an "initial_data" fixture but does not contain a models.py file, running syncdb does not pick up the fixture even though the app is explicitly listed in INSTALLED_APPS.  Similarly unit tests will not run as reported here:
http://siddhi.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-does-django-not-find-your-unit.html
Change History (2)
comment:1 by , 18 years ago
| Resolution: | → duplicate | 
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| Status: | new → closed | 
comment:2 by , 18 years ago
Yes, I did search the ticket tracker and spent about ten minutes looking through the results for relevant issues.  I apologize that I missed the open issues.  A few of my queries returned 20+ pages of results.  I guess it was too much trouble for you to include those ticket numbers here so I and others could track those issues.
Both of these are known issues already reported. Please do search the ticket tracker before filing new tickets.