Спасибо. Интересно.

А я для тех же нужд вот такую штуку изобрел: может быть вам или кому из ваших читателей приглянется.

Удачи!

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import getopt, sys, os, ihooks, imp

def import_from(filename):
    "Import module from a named file"
    loader = ihooks.BasicModuleLoader()
    path, file = os.path.split(filename)
    name, ext  = os.path.splitext(file)
    m = loader.find_module_in_dir(name, path)
    if not m:
        raise ImportError, name
    m = loader.load_module(name, m)
    return m

settings = import_from('/etc/django/fcgi-config.py')

name = 'Django application control script'
version = 0.1

projects_dir = settings.projects_dir
run_dir = settings.run_dir

def start(app, force = False):
    """Запускает приложение app"""
    app_path = '%s/%s' % (projects_dir,app)
    pidfile_path = '%s/%s.pid' % (run_dir,app)
    if not force:
        try:
            os.stat(pidfile_path)
            sys.stderr.write('Application is already running\n')
            sys.exit(1)
        except OSError:
            pass
    os.chdir(app_path)
    if os.system('python manage.py runfcgi socket=/tmp/%s.sock pidfile=%s' % (app, pidfile_path)) == 0:
        sys.stdout.write('OK\n')
    else:
        sys.stdout.write('Fail!')
        sys.stderr.write('Unknown error: Can\'t launch %s' % app)

def stop(app):
    """Останавливает приложение app"""
    try:
        pidfile_path = '%s/%s.pid' % (run_dir,app)
        pidfile=open(pidfile_path,'r')
        pid = pidfile.readline()
        pidfile.close()
        os.remove(pidfile_path)
        if os.system('kill -9 %s' % pid) != 1:
            sys.stdout.write('OK\n')
        else:
            sys.stdout.write('Fail!')
            sys.stderr.write('Unknown error: Can\'t stop %s' % app)

    except IOError:
        sys.stderr.write('Application is not running\n')
        sys.exit(1)

def restart(app):
    """Перезапускает приложение app"""
    stop(app)
    start(app)

def usage():
    """docstring for usage"""
    sys.stderr.write('Usage: django-control { -V | -h | [{--start | --stop | --restart | --reload } app] }\n')

def main():
    try:
        opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'Vh', ('start','stop','reload','restart'))
        try:
            app = args[0]
        except:
            if opts == [('-V', '')] or opts == [('-h', '')]:
                pass
            else:
                raise KeyError
    except:
        usage()
        sys.exit(2)

    for opt, arg in opts:
        if opt == '-V':
            sys.stderr.write("%s (version %0.1f)\n" % (name, version))
            sys.exit(0)
        if opt == '-h':
            usage()
            sys.exit(0)
        if opt == '--start':
            start(app)
        elif opt == '--stop':
            stop(app)
        elif opt == '--reload':
            restart(app)
        elif opt == '--restart':
            restart(app)
        else:
            usage()
        sys.exit(0)

if __name__=='__main__':
    main()