django-fixture-magic
A few extra management tools to handle fixtures.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are maintaining a legacy Django 1.8–2.1 project on Python 2.7 or 3.6. The package is dormant and compatibility with modern Django and Python versions is unverified. For current projects, consider modern alternatives or Django's built-in dumpdata/loaddata with custom logic.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django 1.8–2.1 and Python 2.7 or 3.6; compatibility with modern versions unverified.
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- Package is dormant (last release 2020-07-15, last commit 2023-10-26) and targets Django 1.8–2.1 and Python 2.7/3.6, making it potentially incompatible with modern versions.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD (permissive) — BSD license is permissive and poses no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
last release 2020-07-15 (2221 days) · last repo commit 2023-10-26 · 389 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 96,577 downloads/mo, #13,206 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install django-fixture-magic
Add to INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py:
'fixture_magic',
Then run:
./manage.py dump_object APP.MODEL PK1 PK2 > my_fixture.json- Whether the package works with Django versions beyond 2.1
- Whether the package is compatible with Python versions beyond 3.6
- Current maintenance status and whether dormancy indicates abandonment or stable maturity
What it is and what it does
django-fixture-magic extends Django's management commands with tools for exporting database state as JSON fixtures. It addresses the common problem of generating test data that respects foreign-key relationships: when you dump a Book object, it automatically includes its related Author, preventing foreign-key errors when loading fixtures into a fresh database. The package provides four commands: dump_object (export objects and their dependencies), merge_fixtures (deduplicate across multiple fixture files), reorder_fixtures (reorder models to satisfy load order), and custom_dump (export complex multi-dependent object graphs via configuration).
The package has no runtime dependencies and installs as a pure Python wheel. However, it is dormant—the latest release dates to 2020-07-15 and targets Django 1.8–2.1 and Python 2.7/3.6. Users on modern versions should verify compatibility before adopting.
Use it for
- Generate test fixtures from database snapshots while automatically including all related objects via foreign keys.
- Combine multiple partial fixture files into a single deduplicated fixture for test setup.
- Reorder fixture objects to load in dependency order, avoiding foreign-key constraint violations during test initialization.
- Export complex multi-model object graphs via a single custom_dump command configured with dependents and ordering rules.
- Automate fixture generation in test pipelines to keep test data synchronized with schema changes.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No, unless you are maintaining a legacy Django 1.8–2.1 project on Python 2.7 or 3.6.
The package is dormant and compatibility with modern Django and Python versions is unverified. For current projects, consider modern alternatives or Django's built-in dumpdata/loaddata with custom logic.
Install
django-fixture-magic on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Package is dormant (last release 2020-07-15, last commit 2023-10-26) and targets Django 1.8–2.1 and Python 2.7/3.6, making it potentially incompatible with modern versions.
Requires Django 1.8–2.1 and Python 2.7 or 3.6; compatibility with modern versions unverified.
License in practice
BSD license is permissive and poses no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
Quickstart
pip install django-fixture-magic
Add to INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py:
'fixture_magic',
Then run:
./manage.py dump_object APP.MODEL PK1 PK2 > my_fixture.jsonVerify before relying
- Whether the package works with Django versions beyond 2.1
- Whether the package is compatible with Python versions beyond 3.6
- Current maintenance status and whether dormancy indicates abandonment or stable maturity
Package facts
| License | BSD permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Dormant 2,221 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 96,577 / month, #13,206 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 1.10Framework :: Django :: 1.11Framework :: Django :: 1.8Framework :: Django :: 1.9Framework :: Django :: 2.0Framework :: Django :: 2.1Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: django_fixture_magic-0.1.5-py2-none-any.whl
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