django - Dropping tables from mysql database after uninstalling the app

Question

I have installed the django-notification-system and again uninstalled this package from my django application then made makeimigration and migrate to put its tables on mysql database.

However after installing, In the project database list I see tables notification_system_notification, notification_system_target_user_record, and notification_system_target , and after uninstalling the package, still these tables remain in the tables' lists. Is there any way to get rid of them without manually dropping/deleting them?

Answer 1

You should migrate your app to zero prior to removing app from INSTALLED_APPS which would effectively remove that app tables from database

As documented

If you want to reverse all migrations applied for an app, use the name zero:

python manage.py migrate books zero