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May 4, 2017, 1 min read

Visualize Django Models

The django-extensions contain a great command to visualize the model hierarchy of a Django project:

$ apt-get install graphviz
$ pip install pygraphviz
$ pip install django-extensions

# In your Django settings
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    "django_extensions",
]

Then you can get a zoomable vector graphic from all models of one app like so:

$ python manage.py graph_models my_app -o my_app_models.svg

The result may look like below, but make sure to explore the command options, it can be customized alot especially when you want to limit which models to draw.