Executing code on startup in Django 1.7

Question

It seems Django allows to execute the code on startup - when the app starts, however, it's not clear and where I should put the code. So how can I execute the code on startup in Django 1.7?

Answer 1

For Django>=1.7 you can use the AppConfig.ready() callback:

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/applications/#django.apps.AppConfig.ready

For previous versions, see this answer.

If you are using the AppConfig.ready() method:

1) Create a myapp/apps.py module and subclass the AppConfig. For example:

from django.apps import AppConfig

class MyAppConfig(AppConfig):
    name = 'myapp'
    def ready(self):
    ...

2) Edit myapp/__init__.py and register your app config:

default_app_config = 'myapp.apps.MyAppConfig'

See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/applications/#configuring-applications for details.