Django create [default] user management command.

create_user.py

from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
from optparse import make_option
from django.contrib.auth.models import User


class Command(BaseCommand):
    help = 'Creates default user and password'

    option_list = BaseCommand.option_list + (
        make_option(
            "-u",
            "--username",
            dest="username",
            default='admin',
            help="specify user name",
            metavar="USER"
        ),
    )

    option_list = option_list + (
        make_option(
            "-p",
            "--password",
            dest="password",
            default='admin',
            help="user password, make it strong",
            metavar="SLUG"
        ),
    )

    option_list = option_list + (
        make_option(
            "-a",
            "--admin",
            dest="admin",
            default=True,
            help="user is super user",
            metavar="ADMIN"
        ),
    )

    option_list = option_list + (
        make_option(
            "-s",
            "--staff",
            dest="staff",
            default=True,
            help="user is super user",
            metavar="ADMIN"
        ),
    )

    option_list = option_list + (
        make_option(
            "-i",
            "--initial",
            dest="initial",
            default=True,
            help="only creates user if there are no previous users",
            metavar="ADMIN"
        ),
    )

    def handle(self, *args, **options):

        # if options['username'] is None:
        #         raise CommandError("Option `--user=...` must be specified.")

        # if options['password'] is None:
        #         raise CommandError("Option `--password=...` must be specified.")

        is_admin = options['admin']
        is_staff = options['staff']
        username = options['username']
        password = options['password']
        do_first = options['initial']

        if do_first and User.objects.count() > 0:
            self.stdout.write("Found existing user.")
            return

        self.stdout.write("Creating user " + username)

        admin = User.objects.create(username=username)
        admin.set_password(password)
        admin.is_superuser = is_admin
        admin.is_staff = is_staff
        admin.save()

        self.stdout.write("User created.")