Use Django ORMΒΆ

In a deeper directory, without the manage.py

# coding:utf-8
import os, sys
from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application

# /path/to/django/project
PROJECT_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), os.pardir))
sys.path.extend([PROJECT_DIR])

# load auto.settings
os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'name.settings')
application = get_wsgi_application()

# only if run directly
if __name__ == "__main__":
    pass