Import management command for django-import-export

import_file.py

# https://gist.github.com/bmihelac/434fceb6ba8e752f08d3
# https://github.com/django-import-export/django-import-export/issues/332
from __future__ import unicode_literals

import mimetypes

from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
from django.utils import termcolors
from django.utils.encoding import force_text

from import_export.formats import base_formats


FORMATS = {
    None: base_formats.CSV,
    'text/csv': base_formats.CSV,
    'application/vnd.ms-excel': base_formats.XLS,
}


style_ok = termcolors.make_style(opts=('bold',), fg='green')


class Command(BaseCommand):
    '''
./manage import_file filename.csv\
--resource_class apps..admin.Resource\
--model_name apps..models.\
--raise-errors
    '''
    args = '<import_file_name>'

    def add_arguments(self, parser):
        parser.add_argument(
            '--resource_class',
            dest='resource_class',
            default=None,
            help='Resource class as dotted path,'
            'ie: mymodule.resources.MyResource'),
        parser.add_argument(
            '--model_name',
            dest='model_name',
            default=None,
            help='Model name, ie: auth.User'),
        parser.add_argument(
            '--dry-run',
            action='store_true',
            dest='dry_run',
            default=False,
            help='Dry run'),
        parser.add_argument(
            '--raise-errors',
            action='store_true',
            dest='raise_errors',
            help='Raise errors'),
        parser.add_argument(
            '--no-raise-errors',
            action='store_false',
            dest='raise_errors',
            help='Do not raise errors')

    def get_resource_class(self, resource_class, model_name):
        from django.utils.module_loading import import_by_path
        from django.db import models
        from import_export.resources import modelresource_factory

        if not resource_class:
            return modelresource_factory(models.get_model(model_name))
        else:
            return import_by_path(resource_class)

    def handle(self, *args, **options):
        dry_run = options.get('dry_run')
        if dry_run:
            self.stdout.write(self.style.NOTICE('Dry run'))
        raise_errors = options.get('raise_errors', None)
        if raise_errors is None:
            raise_errors = not dry_run
        import_file_name = args[0]
        mimetype = mimetypes.guess_type(import_file_name)[0]
        input_format = FORMATS[mimetype]()
        resource_class = self.get_resource_class(
            options.get('resource_class'),
            options.get('model_name')
        )
        resource = resource_class()
        read_mode = input_format.get_read_mode()
        try:
            with open(import_file_name, read_mode) as import_file:
                data = import_file.read()
        except (OSError, FileNotFoundError) as e:
            raise CommandError(str(e))
        dataset = input_format.create_dataset(data)
        result = resource.import_data(
            dataset,
            dry_run=dry_run,
            raise_errors=raise_errors
        )
        if result.has_errors():
            self.stdout.write(self.style.ERROR('Errors'))
            for error in result.base_errors:
                self.stdout.write(error.error, self.style.ERROR)
            for line, errors in result.row_errors():
                for error in errors:
                    self.stdout.write(self.style.ERROR(
                        'Line number' + ': ' + force_text(line) + ' - ' +
                        force_text(error.error)))
        else:
            self.stdout.write(style_ok('OK'))

Thanks very much for this! I've updated it to work for Django 3.2 (and possibly newer but have only tested 3.2): https://gist.github.com/callumgare/e1a8f4145457bd1458de6276887ae3a5