Command to generate a secret key for Django.

Author: hmhrex

comics/management/commands/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import os, re
+import tenma
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core import management
+from django.utils.crypto import get_random_string
+from shutil import copyfile, move
+
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(tenma.__file__)
+
+class Command(management.BaseCommand):
+	help = 'Generates a random secret key.'
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def _generate_secret_key():
+		chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789!@#$%^&*()-_=+[\{]\{;:,<.>/?'
+		return get_random_string(50, chars)
+
+	def handle(self, *args, **options):
+		orig = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'settings.py')
+		temp = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'temp.py')
+		copyfile(orig, temp)
+
+		with open(temp, 'w') as new_file:
+			with open(orig) as old_file:
+				for line in old_file:
+					secret_key = re.match(r'^SECRET_KEY ?=', line)
+					if secret_key:
+						line = "SECRET_KEY = '{0}'".format(Command._generate_secret_key()) + '\n'
+					new_file.write(line)
+
+		new_file.close()
+		os.remove(orig)
+		os.rename(temp, orig)

comics/management/commands/generatesecretkey.py

@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = 'v0v)u49dj#c6vdnr9a5fl*mv$=9b3n#y=_f#frz^x-cqg*#pe_'
+# To generate a SECRET_KEY, use The following command:
+# python manage.py generatesecretkey
+SECRET_KEY = '<secret-key>'
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 
-
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [