Commit 4f9cf2ef authored by Paul McMillan's avatar Paul McMillan
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Fixed #15633 -- Improved docs for post_syncdb signal.


git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@16874 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37
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@@ -365,12 +365,16 @@ post_syncdb
.. data:: django.db.models.signals.post_syncdb
   :module:

Sent by :djadmin:`syncdb` after it installs an application.
Sent by :djadmin:`syncdb` command after it installs an application, and
:djadmin:`flush` command.

Any handlers that listen to this signal need to be written in a particular
place: a ``management`` module in one of your :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS`. If
handlers are registered anywhere else they may not be loaded by
:djadmin:`syncdb`.
:djadmin:`syncdb`. It is important that handlers of this signal perform
idempotent changes (e.g. no database alterations) as this may cause the
:djadmin:`flush` management command to fail if it also ran during the
:djadmin:`syncdb` command.

Arguments sent with this signal: