manage.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
import sys

if __name__ == '__main__':
    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'config.settings.local')

    try:
        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
    except ImportError as exc:
        raise ImportError(
            "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
            "available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you "
            "forget to activate a virtual environment?"
        ) from exc

    # This allows easy placement of apps within the interior project directory.
    current_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
    sys.path.append(os.path.join(current_path, "mpicms"))

    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)