An example of Django standalone script

standalone.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import os
import pathlib
import sys

import django

# Set a project root to a const, this file should be placed in a project root
# as well
PROJECT_ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent

# Add the project root to sys paths
sys.path.append(PROJECT_ROOT)

# If Django settings module isn't passed through an environement variable we
# set it manually
if not os.getenv('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'):
    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'core.settings')

# Setup Django based on the above settings
django.setup()

# Standalone script nightmarish logic goes here
# from app.models import YourModel