cmsmanage/tasks/management/commands/import_ldap_user.py

from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand

from django_auth_ldap.backend import LDAPBackend


class Command(BaseCommand):
    help = "Import a user from LDAP by username"

    def add_arguments(self, parser):
        parser.add_argument("username", type=str)

    def handle(self, *args, **options):
        username = options["username"]
        user = LDAPBackend().populate_user(username)
        if user is None:
            raise Exception(f"No user named {username}")
        else:
            print("Imported user:", user)