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6883	Some manage Commands Ignore Apps Without a models.py file	brian@…	nobody	"I am aware of at least two manage.py operations that do not work intuitively if apps do not contain a models.py file: loading initial data fixtures and running unit tests.  For example, if you have an app that contains an ""initial_data"" fixture but does not contain a models.py file, running syncdb does not pick up the fixture even though the app is explicitly listed in INSTALLED_APPS.  Similarly unit tests will not run as reported here:

http://siddhi.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-does-django-not-find-your-unit.html
"		closed	Core (Management commands)	dev		duplicate	manage fixture test syncdb unittest models.py		Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0