Example of creating Django superuser (with password) in dev environment using SaltStack

create_dev_superuser.py

import os
import sys

# First, add the project to PATH. Adjust as needed.
PWD = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
PROJECT_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(PWD, '../../../../'))
sys.path.append(PROJECT_PATH)

# Second, configure this script to use Django
import django
os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'project.settings')

try:
    django.setup()
except AttributeError:
    print django.VERSION

from django.contrib.auth.management.commands import changepassword
from django.core import management

# Create the super user and sets his password.
management.call_command('createsuperuser', interactive=False, username="admin", email="dummy@example.com")
command = changepassword.Command()
command._get_pass = lambda *args: 'password'
command.execute("admin")

init.sls

# If you have multiple environments in SaltStack you can states based
# on which env they are in. This is in my dev env.
# You will need to modify these two files accordingly.
# This could be a script.wait, but 

create_superuser:
  cmd.wait:
    - name: python salt/roots/dev/extra/create_dev_superuser.py
    - cwd: {{ pillar.project_dir }}
    - output_loglevel: quiet
    - watch:
        - postgres_database: state_to_create_db