Load a django fixture, but error if the file can't be found

fixture_loading.py

import os


from django.core import management
from django.conf import settings


def load_ensured_fixture(fixture_path):
    """
    Load a fixture with a path like 'my_app/fixtures/test_initial_data.json'
    But raise an exception if it's not found
    """
    path_root = os.path.dirname(settings.DJANGO_ROOT)
    # ensure the fixture is found on disk
    abs_path = os.path.join(path_root, fixture_path)
    assert os.path.exists(abs_path), "Fixture not found: {}".format(abs_path)
    # load the actual fixture, django won't error if the file's not found, hence the check above
    management.call_command('loaddata', abs_path)