Some bash functions that make working with Django && virtualenv a lot easier

django_env_functions.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Helper functions for Django projects in virtual env
#
# include in your .bashrc file:
#
# . ~/django_env_functions.sh
#

$MANAGE_PATH = "project/code"

function myenv() {
	deactivate
	cd /path/to/myenv/
	source bin/activate
        export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="settings"
}

function testenv() {
	deactivate
	cd /path/to/myenv/
	source bin/activate
        export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE="test_settings"
}

function collectstatic() {
	# run collect static for environment & automatically say yes
	django-admin.py collectstatic --noinput --settings $DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE
}

function dshell() {
	# run shell for active environment
	django-admin.py shell --settings $DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE
}

function dj() {
	# run arbitrary django commands
	django-admin.py $*
}

If you're using Django inside virtualenv, then all your $VIRTUAL_ENV/$MANAGE_PATH/manage.py should really just be $VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/django-admin.py or better yet just django-admin.py since when you're activated, it will already be on your path.

you can run collectstatic --noinput --settings [...] to not have to use yes.