Django: scripts

1. Why an error message?

I wrote a simple hello world script which was named:

mytest01.py

, and placed it on:

/mysite/scripts/

. I ran it by:

python manage.py runscript mytest01

The code displayed "Hello world!" as I expected, but an error message was displayed on the next lines:

No (valid) module for script 'mytest01' found

Try running with a higher verbosity level like: -v2 or -v3

CommandError: An error has occurred running scripts. See errors above.

Why did it happen?

2. Solution

Good job testing your script — you're very close! The issue here is about how Django Extensions finds scripts.

Here’s what’s happening:

✅ What you did:

You wrote a file: /mysite/scripts/mytest01.py
You ran:

bash

python manage.py runscript mytest01
The script ran and printed "Hello world!", but also showed an error.

❌ Error:

This means Django Extensions found the file, tried to run it, and partly succeeded, but it didn’t find a valid run() function in it — which is required for runscript.

✅ How to fix it:

Make sure your script mytest01.py looks like this:

🔧 Important: runscript expects a function named run() in your script. If you don't have it, it raises that error — even if some code gets executed.

✅ Also: File location

Make sure the file is in a folder listed under your SCRIPTS_DIRS setting.

For example, in your Django project’s settings.py, you can add:

Or place it in the default:
<your_app>/scripts/ (e.g., cats/scripts/)

✅ Summary checklist:

✅ File is named mytest01.py
✅ Script is inside a scripts/ folder recognized by Django Extensions
✅ Script has a function called run()

Let me know if you'd like help writing or testing another script!