Help for manage.py dumpdata doesn't include models in possible arguments

[Alison Rowland]

The help string describing how to call manage.py dumpdata mentions including app names as arguments, but it is also possible to include model names.

[Alison Rowland]

patch

[Alison Rowland]

For some reason, my patch is not uploading correctly. My file definitely isn't empty. Oh well. Here it is:

Index: django/core/management/commands/dumpdata.py
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--- django/core/management/commands/dumpdata.py	(revision 12890)
+++ django/core/management/commands/dumpdata.py	(working copy)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             help='Use natural keys if they are available.'),
     )
     help = 'Output the contents of the database as a fixture of the given format.'
-    args = '[appname ...]'
+    args = '[appname[.modelname] ...]'
 
     def handle(self, *app_labels, **options):
         from django.db.models import get_app, get_apps, get_models, get_model
@@ -163,4 +163,4 @@
             )
         model_dependencies = skipped
 
-    return model_list
\ No newline at end of file
+    return model_list

[Russell Keith-Magee]

(In [12893]) Fixed #13253 -- Updated the help message for dumpdata to indicate that individual models can be serialized. Thanks to arowla for the report.

[Jacob]

Milestone 1.2 deleted