Example of Django import using generator and bulk_create.

import_people.py

import csv
from itertools import islice


from django.db import migrations


BATCH_SIZE = 1000


def read_csv_file(file_path: str, batch_size: int):
    with open(file_path, "r") as f:
        reader = csv.reader(f)
        while True:
            batch = list(islice(reader, batch_size))

            if not batch:
                return

            yield batch


def import_people_records(apps, schema_editor):
    Person = apps.get_model("people", "Person")

    for batch in read_csv_file("people.csv", BATCH_SIZE):
        Person.objects.bulk_create(
            [
                Person(
                    name=name,
                    email=email,
                )
                for name, email in batch
            ],
            batch_size=BATCH_SIZE,
        )


def delete_people_records(apps, schema_editor):
    apps.get_model("persons", "Person").objects.all().delete()


class Migration(migrations.Migration):
    dependencies = [
        ("people", "0001_initial"),
    ]

    operations = [
        migrations.RunPython(
            code=import_people_records,
            reverse_code=delete_people_records,
        ),
    ]