added method to check if code is running in the context of migrate or makemigrations

smash/web/utils.py

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import datetime
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 from web.algorithm import VerhoeffAlgorithm, LuhnAlgorithm
+import sys
 
+def is_django_migrating():
+    return ('makemigrations' in sys.argv or 'migrate' in sys.argv)
 
 def is_valid_social_security_number(number):
     if number is not None and number != '':