Ticket #9092: 9092.diff

django/core/management/base.py

@@ -194 +194 @@
     import re
     import shutil
     other = {'project': 'app', 'app': 'project'}[app_or_project]
-    if not re.search(r'^\w+$', name): # If it's not a valid directory name.
-        raise CommandError("%r is not a valid %s name. Please use only numbers, letters and underscores." % (name, app_or_project))
+    if not re.search(r'^[_a-zA-Z][_a-zA-Z0-9]*$', name): # If it's not a valid directory name.
+        raise CommandError("%r is not a valid %s name. Please use only numbers, letters and underscores. The first character must be a letter or an underscore." % (name, app_or_project))
     top_dir = os.path.join(directory, name)
     try:
         os.mkdir(top_dir)