Fixed #35680 -- Added automatic imports of common utilies to shell management command.

docs/howto/custom-shell.txt

@@ -39,20 +39,29 @@ For example:
 
 The customization above adds :func:`~django.urls.resolve` and
 :func:`~django.urls.reverse` to the default namespace, which already includes
-all models from the apps listed in :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS`. These objects
-will be available in the ``shell`` without requiring a manual import.
+all models from the apps listed in :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS` plus what is 
+imported by default. These objects will be available in the ``shell`` without 
+requiring a manual import.
 
 Running this customized ``shell`` command with ``verbosity=2`` would show:
 
 .. console::
 
-    8 objects imported automatically:
-
+    13 objects imported automatically:
+	
+      from django.db import connection, reset_queries, models
+      from django.conf import settings
       from django.contrib.admin.models import LogEntry
       from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, Permission, User
       from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
       from django.contrib.sessions.models import Session
       from django.urls import resolve, reverse
+      from django.utils import timezone
+
+.. versionchanged:: 6.0
+
+    Automatic imports of common utilities, such as ``django.conf.settings``,
+    were added.
 
 If an overridden ``shell`` command includes paths that cannot be imported,
 these errors are shown when ``verbosity`` is set to ``1`` or higher. Duplicate

docs/ref/django-admin.txt

@@ -1067,9 +1067,15 @@ Starts the Python interactive interpreter.
 
 All models from installed apps are automatically imported into the shell
 environment. Models from apps listed earlier in :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS` take
-precedence. For a ``--verbosity`` of 2 or higher, the automatically imported
-objects will be listed. To disable automatic importing entirely, use the
-``--no-imports`` flag.
+precedence. The following common utilities are also imported::
+
+    from django.db import connection, reset_queries, models
+    from django.conf import settings
+    from django.utils import timezone
+
+For a ``--verbosity`` of 2 or higher, the automatically imported objects will
+be listed. To disable automatic importing entirely, use the ``--no-imports``
+flag.
 
 See the guide on :ref:`customizing this behavior
 <customizing-shell-auto-imports>` to add or remove automatic imports.
@@ -1078,6 +1084,11 @@ See the guide on :ref:`customizing this behavior
 
     Automatic models import was added.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 6.0
+
+    Automatic imports of common utilities, such as ``django.conf.settings``,
+    were added.
+
 .. django-admin-option:: --interface {ipython,bpython,python}, -i {ipython,bpython,python}
 
 Specifies the shell to use. By default, Django will use IPython_ or bpython_ if

docs/releases/6.0.txt

@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ Management Commands
 * The :djadmin:`startproject` and :djadmin:`startapp` commands now create the
   custom target directory if it doesn't exist.
 
+* Common utilities, such as ``django.conf.settings``, are now automatically
+  imported to the :djadmin:`shell` by default.
+
 Migrations
 ~~~~~~~~~~