Management Commands — The CLI Toolkit

Django's management command framework is fully available in Pytigon, and Pytigon extends it with its own set of commands that handle project scaffolding, data import/export, and system maintenance.

Django Standard Commands

All standard Django manage.py commands work in Pytigon projects:

python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser
python manage.py shell
python manage.py test
python manage.py collectstatic

Pytigon-Specific Commands

Project Management

Command	Purpose
`ptig init`	Initialize a new Pytigon project
`ptig run`	Start the development server with all components
`ptig manage`	Run Django management commands
`ptig pip`	Install Python packages in the Pytigon environment
`ptig tools`	Access development utilities

Data Management

Command	Purpose
`import_from_db`	Import data from external databases
`export_data`	Export data in various formats
`load_example`	Load example/demo data

System Maintenance

Command	Purpose
`make_i18n`	Generate internationalization files
`gen_docs`	Generate API documentation
`clear_cache`	Clear template and data caches

Custom Management Commands

Create custom commands by adding them to any application's management/commands/ directory:

# [app]/management/commands/send_daily_report.py
from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand

class Command(BaseCommand):
    help = 'Sends the daily report to all subscribers'

    def add_arguments(self, parser):
        parser.add_argument('--date', type=str, help='Report date (YYYY-MM-DD)')

    def handle(self, *args, **options):
        date = options.get('date')
        self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS(f'Sending report for {date}'))
        # ... actual logic

Running Commands from Background Tasks

Management commands can be invoked from background tasks using the cmd proxy:

async def my_task(cmd):
    cmd("send_daily_report", date="2025-01-15")

The `ptig` Command

The ptig command is Pytigon's unified CLI entry point:

ptig run                    # Start everything
ptig run server             # Start only the server
ptig manage [django_cmd]   # Run a Django management command
ptig pip install [package] # Install a Python package
ptig tools [tool_name]     # Run a development tool