Modifying models without breaking Django Flow

Question

I'm still somewhat new to the whole django-thing with defining models in Models.py

My question is, my db schema is still somewhat rough and I have been changing things the past few days before committing with syncdb command, is it unsafe to basically use a program like MySql Workbench or Sequel Pro and run DDL code to alter database table info: for instance changing a field to a CHAR() or adding new columns through an external interface.

Will django become completely confused? (Since the DDL wasn't explicitly declared in models.py beforehand and syncdb run?)

If so, what is a better approach?

I still have yet to find one.

Thank you for all the information you can give me.

Answer 1

What you want to do are named migrations, you can use south this one is very helpful