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36224	django-admin shell raises AppRegistryNotReady	Raffaella	Sarah Boyce	"I tried to open the shell with `django-admin shell` after installing Django 5.2b1, but I got this error. The problem could be related to the new feature of automatic models import in the shell.
{{{
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ""/Users/raffi/PycharmProjects/debug-tutorial/.venv/bin/django-admin"", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(execute_from_command_line())
             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File ""/Users/raffi/PycharmProjects/debug-tutorial/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py"", line 442, in execute_from_command_line
    utility.execute()
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File ""/Users/raffi/PycharmProjects/debug-tutorial/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py"", line 436, in execute
    self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^
  File ""/Users/raffi/PycharmProjects/debug-tutorial/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py"", line 416, in run_from_argv
    self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File ""/Users/raffi/PycharmProjects/debug-tutorial/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py"", line 460, in execute
    output = self.handle(*args, **options)
  File ""/Users/raffi/PycharmProjects/debug-tutorial/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/shell.py"", line 250, in handle
    return getattr(self, shell)(options)
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^
  File ""/Users/raffi/PycharmProjects/debug-tutorial/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/shell.py"", line 70, in python
    imported_objects = self.get_namespace(**options)
  File ""/Users/raffi/PycharmProjects/debug-tutorial/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/shell.py"", line 153, in get_namespace
    path_imports = self.get_auto_imports()
  File ""/Users/raffi/PycharmProjects/debug-tutorial/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/shell.py"", line 144, in get_auto_imports
    for model in reversed(apps.get_models())
                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File ""/Users/raffi/PycharmProjects/debug-tutorial/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py"", line 181, in get_models
    self.check_models_ready()
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File ""/Users/raffi/PycharmProjects/debug-tutorial/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py"", line 143, in check_models_ready
    raise AppRegistryNotReady(""Models aren't loaded yet."")
django.core.exceptions.AppRegistryNotReady: Models aren't loaded yet.

}}}
"	Bug	closed	Core (Management commands)	5.2	Release blocker	fixed	shell	Raffaella Natalia Bidart Salvo Polizzi	Ready for checkin	1	0	0	0	0	0