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from importlib import import_module

from django.core.management.base import CommandError
from django.core.management.templates import TemplateCommand


class Command(TemplateCommand):
    help = (
        "Creates a Django app directory structure for the given app name in "
        "the current directory or optionally in the given directory."
    )
    missing_args_message = "You must provide an application name."

    def handle(self, **options):
        app_name, target = options.pop('name'), options.pop('directory')
        self.validate_name(app_name, "app")

        # Check that the app_name cannot be imported.
        try:
            import_module(app_name)
        except ImportError:
            pass
        else:
            raise CommandError(
                "%r conflicts with the name of an existing Python module and "
                "cannot be used as an app name. Please try another name." % app_name
            )

        super(Command, self).handle('app', app_name, target, **options)