def import_file(filename): from charsiu.charsiu_extras.models import Survey infile = open(filename, "r") records = json.load(infile) if filename.endswith(".json") else list(infile) for sline in records: line = sline.strip() if line: current = Survey.objects.filter(id=line) if not len(current): s = Survey() s.id = line s.save()