id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
36533	manage.py startapp <name> <directory> fails to create new app	Kenneth Love	jefferies917	"Current 5.2 [https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/django-admin/#startapp documentation] says that `manage.py startapp name destination` should create a new app in the `destination` directory. This _does_ work with `django-admin` but fails with `manage.py`.

== Steps to reproduce

* Create a new virtual environment with `uv venv`
* Install Django with `uv pip install django`
* Create a new Django project with `uv run django-admin startproject example_project`
* `cd` into `example_project`
* Create a new destination directory with `mkdir destination`
* Create a new app in the `destination` directory with `uv run manage.py startapp example destination`
* Get the error: `CommandError: 'destination' conflicts with the name of an existing Python module and cannot be used as an app directory. Please try another directory.`

== Expectation

A new Django app named `example` would be created in the `destination` directory."	Bug	assigned	Core (Management commands)	5.2	Normal		startapp		Accepted	1	0	0	1	0	0