Custom haystack update_index command that disable logging

update_index.py

import logging

from haystack.management.commands import update_index


class Command(update_index.Command):

    help = 'Custom haystack update index command that disable logging'

    def handle(self, *args, **option):
        # Disable logging below CRITICAL while running update_index
        logging.disable(logging.CRITICAL)

        # Set the using option to default as default
        if 'using' not in option:
            option['using'] = ['default']

        # Set the remove option to True as default
        if 'remove' not in option:
            option['remove'] = True

        # Run the update index command
        super(Command, self).handle(**option)

i.e. use this file in core/management/update_index.py