Django scratchpad file. A standalone Django script with the django environment loaded.Place in the root of your Django project. Assumes your settings.py is in a folder named 'main'.

scratchpad.py

import os
import sys

project_dir = os.path.realpath(__file__)
sys.path.append(project_dir)
os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'main.settings'
import django
from django.conf import settings
django.setup()