# New django-manage module

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-django-manage-module/12426>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 27, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-django-manage-module/12426 "2013-02-27T02:15:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-django-manage-module/12426/1 "2013-02-27T02:15:40Z")

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As part of the new "batteries included" modue philosophy (and  
accompanying some new modules for rabbit and MongoDB users), I've  
merged a very nice Django module from Scott Anderson into core.

Contributions and ideas from all the Django devs out there are quite welcome.

We probably won't include \*every\* web framework under the sun, but  
Django is quite prominent and has some nice things in it, and we are  
also a Python framework. There are a lot of things this will let you  
do, especially coupled with the 'git' module to deploy and update  
software from checkout -- or the subversion module if you like that  
more.

(I'm also quite open to someone writing a good gems and Rails module  
if they want to!).

Aside -- Obviously the module list is starting a get a bit long!  
(Great problem to have!) I've also discussed adding a "category" field  
to the modules with @yeukon, where we can build an extra level of  
nesting into the module documentation/TOC and keep things more  
organized within the page.

Anyway, lots of new module development happening lately, see the  
changelog for more details!

--Michael

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Anderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Scott\_Anderson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Scott_Anderson)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-django-manage-module/12426/2 "2013-02-27T18:03:19Z")

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Thanks for including it in core, Michael.

Just to let everyone know, I will be adding South to the module as soon as I get to it in my current project.

Regards,  
-scott

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-django-manage-module/12426/3 "2013-02-27T19:33:52Z")

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Awesome.

There is a 67.95% chance Ansible-commander will be Django based.  
It's a conservative choice, but it includes lots of useful batteries.  
South is one of those very very good things.

--MIchael

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**Author:** ![Lorin\_Hochstein1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@Lorin\_Hochstein1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lorin_Hochstein1)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-django-manage-module/12426/4 "2013-02-27T20:31:44Z")

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South does not actually come with Django, you have to install it manually as a separate package. I really wish it was packaged with Django and enabled by default. For any non-trivial Django project, you really want to have database migrations enabled.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-django-manage-module/12426/5 "2013-02-27T20:34:38Z")

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Yep, I'm aware 🙂

"Included in the ecosystem", I guess I should have said.

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**Author:** ![Lorin\_Hochstein1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@Lorin\_Hochstein1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lorin_Hochstein1)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-django-manage-module/12426/6 "2013-03-01T03:51:40Z")

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Scott:

Great work, it’s wonderful to see this make it into core. Big fan of using Ansible to deploy Django apps.

Take care,

Lorin