Method create_parser

django/core/management/base.py:304–378

Create and return the ``ArgumentParser`` which will be used to parse the arguments to this command.

(self, prog_name, subcommand, **kwargs)

        return django.get_version()

    def create_parser(self, prog_name, subcommand, **kwargs):
        """
        Create and return the ``ArgumentParser`` which will be used to
        parse the arguments to this command.
        """
        kwargs.setdefault("formatter_class", DjangoHelpFormatter)
        parser = CommandParser(
            prog="%s %s" % (os.path.basename(prog_name), subcommand),
            description=self.help or None,
            missing_args_message=getattr(self, "missing_args_message", None),
            called_from_command_line=getattr(self, "_called_from_command_line", None),
            **kwargs,
        )
        self.add_base_argument(
            parser,
            "--version",
            action="version",
            version=self.get_version(),
            help="Show program's version number and exit.",
        )
        self.add_base_argument(
            parser,
            "-v",
            "--verbosity",
            default=1,
            type=int,
            choices=[0, 1, 2, 3],
            help=(
                "Verbosity level; 0=minimal output, 1=normal output, 2=verbose output, "
                "3=very verbose output"
            ),
        )
        self.add_base_argument(
            parser,
            "--settings",
            help=(
                "The Python path to a settings module, e.g. "
                '"myproject.settings.main". If this isn\'t provided, the '
                "DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable will be used."
            ),
        )
        self.add_base_argument(
            parser,
            "--pythonpath",
            help=(
                "A directory to add to the Python path, e.g. "
                '"/home/djangoprojects/myproject".'
            ),
        )
        self.add_base_argument(
            parser,
            "--traceback",
            action="store_true",
            help="Display a full stack trace on CommandError exceptions.",
        )
        self.add_base_argument(
            parser,
            "--no-color",