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diff --git a/docs/howto/initial-data.txt b/docs/howto/initial-data.txt index ac5839022d..5945073889 100644 --- a/docs/howto/initial-data.txt +++ b/docs/howto/initial-data.txt @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ Providing initial data for models ================================= It's sometimes useful to pre-populate your database with hard-coded data when -you're first setting up an app. You can provide initial data via fixtures. +you're first setting up an app. You can provide initial data with fixtures or +migrations. .. _initial-data-via-fixtures: @@ -83,3 +84,11 @@ directories. Fixtures are also used by the :ref:`testing framework <topics-testing-fixtures>` to help set up a consistent test environment. + +Providing initial data with migrations +====================================== + +If you want to automatically load initial data for an app, don't use fixtures. +Instead, create a migration for your application with +:class:`~django.db.migrations.operations.RunPython` or +:class:`~django.db.migrations.operations.RunSQL` operations. |