django-extensions VS Sourcetrail

django_extensions/utils/dia2django.py: https://github.com/django-extensions/django-extensions/blob/...

django_extensions/management/modelviz.py:

I often perform operational tasks such as modifying data or debugging failures using the Django shell. In fact, anything I can't do through the admin or through management commands I use the shell for. The package django-extensions provides a shell on steroids that I much prefer over the built in shell. It allows you to run a custom REPL such as IPython or Ptpython and has autocomplete, command history, automatic model class imports and a myriad of other dev tools. shell_plus is for a Django programmer what a scalpel is for a surgeon.

It currently has a bug with the latest django update I think; so if it it isn't fixed by the time you try it, remember to check it out later, because django-extensions is genuinely useful.

alias m='exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py' alias mcs='exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py collectstatic' alias mcsu='exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py createsuperuser' alias mm='exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py migrate' alias mmm='exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py makemigrations' alias mrs='exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py runserver' alias ms='exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py shell' alias msa='exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py startapp' alias mt='exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py test' alias mts='exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py testserver' # [django-extension](https://github.com/django-extensions/django-extensions): alias msu="exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py show_urls" alias mvt="exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py validate_templates" alias msp="exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py shell_plus" alias mrsp="exit_if_not_in_python_virtual_env && ./manage.py runserver_plus"

I use https://github.com/django-extensions/django-extensions

If you just want a list of all the available urls & paths in your app, take a look at the django-extensions package. It has a django management command show_urls, which will list them all out nicely.

https://github.com/django-extensions/django-extensions has a command, show_urls which outputs the URLs rendered for a project along with the name of their view handler

# 1 million lines of logic and who knows how many queries

I've actually seen this pattern in every Django project :(

Regarding urls, instead of enforcing a flat file, I'd highly recommend always using django_extensions[0]. You'll get `shell_plus` that auto imports model and `show_urls` that you can grep for endpoint and gives you the handler.

[0] https://github.com/django-extensions/django-extensions

A common mistake in django is to make a model change but forget to run makemigrations to generate a migration for the model change. Sometimes it is not entirely obvious when this need to happen. For example, let's say I'm using the django-extensions library and I define a model like:

Django Extensions has a shell_plus with notebook mode.

I wish something existed in this space. I used Coati Software's Sourcetrail for a couple of years. Unfortunately it was discontinued. It was a wonderful piece of software that indexed a code repository, and exposed an interface to explore it interactively. At least for me, it significantly improved the understanding and legibility of code.

The code is in an archived state (https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail). Searching for the software on Google shows some screenshots.

I think it might make large scale code visualization in a similar way to how SourceTrail does it more feasible: https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail

Sourcetrail: Free and open-source cross-platform source explorer https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail

Yep souecetrail https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail

I've used https://github.com/CoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail in the past for some bits of the legacy code project I'm on. I also use vim and cscope for day to day navigation but it's harder to get a big picture with those alone.

Sourcetrail?

Does it strive to do what Sourcetrail used to ?

You could always try using Sourcetrail. Unfortunately the open source project is now archived but it should still help you get insights into your code.