Django command wrapper

django_command_wrapper.py

from optparse import OptionParser
from myapp.management.commands import my_command


def make_test_wrapper_for(command_module):
    def _run_cmd_with(*args):
        """Run the possibly_add_alert command with the supplied arguments"""
        cmd = command_module.Command()
        (opts, args) = OptionParser(option_list=cmd.option_list).parse_args(list(args))
        cmd.handle(*args, **vars(opts))
    return _run_cmd_with


cmd_runner = make_test_wrapper_for(my_command)
cmd_runner("foo", "bar")