Django Verification

This is the pre-flight checklist you run before merging Django code or deploying to production. It walks through twelve phases: environment validation, linting with ruff and black, migration safety checks, pytest with coverage targets, security scans with pip-audit and bandit, static asset builds, and configuration review to catch DEBUG mode or missing ALLOWED_HOSTS. The output template gives you a clean pass/fail breakdown across all phases. It's comprehensive to the point of being slightly tedious, but that's the point. You'll catch the embarrassing stuff like hardcoded secrets, missing migrations, or N+1 queries before they hit staging. Best used as a pre-commit hook or CI step rather than running manually every time.

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$ npx -y skills add affaan-m/ecc --skill django-verification --agent claude-code

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Django Verification Loop

Run before PRs, after major changes, and pre-deploy to ensure Django application quality and security.

When to Activate

Before opening a pull request for a Django project
After major model changes, migration updates, or dependency upgrades
Pre-deployment verification for staging or production
Running full environment → lint → test → security → deploy readiness pipeline
Validating migration safety and test coverage

Phase 1: Environment Check

# Verify Python version
python --version  # Should match project requirements

# Check virtual environment
which python
pip list --outdated

# Verify environment variables
python -c "import os; import environ; print('DJANGO_SECRET_KEY set' if os.environ.get('DJANGO_SECRET_KEY') else 'MISSING: DJANGO_SECRET_KEY')"

If environment is misconfigured, stop and fix.

Phase 2: Code Quality & Formatting

# Type checking
mypy . --config-file pyproject.toml

# Linting with ruff
ruff check . --fix

# Formatting with black
black . --check
black .  # Auto-fix

# Import sorting
isort . --check-only
isort .  # Auto-fix

# Django-specific checks
python manage.py check --deploy

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