Using Django in Jupyter Notebook

To explore your Django models in Jupyter Notebook, you can use the following setup.

1. Install django-extensions

pip install django-extensions

2. Include django-extensions in your settings

INSTALLED_APPS += ['django_extensions']

3. Start Django server

python manage.py shell_plus --notebook

4. Then, I usually add DJANGO_ALLOW_ASYNC_UNSAFE to debug locally. Not recommended on production databases.

import os
os.environ["DJANGO_ALLOW_ASYNC_UNSAFE"] = "true"

5. Now import your django models

from app.models import User

for user in User.objects.all():
    print(user)

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