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@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ the :meth:`~BaseCommand.handle` method must be implemented.
:class:`CommandError`, intercept it and print it sensibly to
stderr.
+.. admonition:: Calling a management command in your code
+
+ ``execute()`` should not be called directly from your code to execute a
+ command. Use :ref:`call_command <call-command>` instead.
+
.. method:: BaseCommand.handle(*args, **options)
The actual logic of the command. Subclasses must implement this method.