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Re: [Django] #36022: Name the main command django (was: make django an alias of django-admin)
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#36022: Name the main command django
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Reporter: Ryan Hiebert | Owner: Ryan Hiebert
Type: New feature | Status: new
Component: Uncategorized | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Ryan Hiebert):
* resolution: wontfix =>
* status: closed => new
* summary: make django an alias of django-admin => Name the main command
django
Old description:
> To aid in discoverability and compatibility with tools like `uvx`, make a
> `django` command that is an alias of `django-admin`.
>
> Forum Discussion:
https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/name-the-main-
> command-django/37230/14
> External Implementation:
https://github.com/ryanhiebert/django-cmd
New description:
To aid in discoverability and compatibility with tools like `uvx`, change
the name of the main command to `django`. Keep `django-admin` around
indefinitely, with a message referring users to the new name.
Forum Discussion:
https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/name-the-main-command-
django/37230/14
External Implementation:
https://github.com/ryanhiebert/django-cmd
Accepted DEP 16:
https://github.com/django/deps/blob/main/accepted/0016
-name-main-command-django.rst
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