Django flush vs sqlclear & syncdb

Question

Can anyone tell if there is a difference between

>manage.py flush  # or reset

and

>manage.py sqlclear appname | python manage.py dbshell
>manage.py syncdb 

Answer 1

flush will truncate (delete data)

sqlclear will drop (delete table, thus data too)

=> if you have structural modifications in your db, you have to do sqlclear (but better use south)

Update:

South has been deprecated.

From Django 1.7 upwards, migrations are built into the core of Django. If you are running a previous version, you can use South.