initial_data for debug only

[DataGreed]

I am sorry, I am not sure if Trac is the right place for feature requests, but anyway.

I suppose there should be some name pattern implemented, for loading fixtures of initial data only if debug is set to true.
Like initial_debug_data for example.

[Russell Keith-Magee]

I'm afraid I don't see why this would be a useful feature.

Firstly, I'm not sure I see the use case for "debug only" initial data. The only case that I can see where it *might* be useful is as something to differentiate development/production; but in that case, I'd argue the better option would be to have a different fixture for each of the two scenarios, loaded as an explicit request.

Secondly, I'm not convinced that a DEBUG setting is the best thing to use as a trigger for whether data is loaded. The value of DEBUG isn't tied to the synchronization process, so you could very easily sync with DEBUG=False, then set DEBUG=True, and you won't get anything loaded unless you run syncdb again.

Lastly, if you want to have a fixture called initial_debug_data, you can -- the only difference is that it won't be automatically loaded like initial_data.

Marking wontfix; if you want to make your case, start a discussion on django-developers and see if you can convince anyone that the idea is worth pursuing.