def fetch_command(self, subcommand):
        """
        Tries to fetch the given subcommand, printing a message with the
        appropriate command called from the command line (usually
        "jira.py") if it can't be found.
        """
        # Get commands outside of try block to prevent swallowing exceptions
        commands = get_commands()
        try:
            app_name = commands[subcommand]
        except KeyError:
            # This might trigger ImproperlyConfigured (masked in get_commands)
            settings.INSTALLED_APPS
            sys.stderr.write("Unknown command: %r\nType '%s help' for usage.\n" %
                (subcommand, self.prog_name))
            sys.exit(1)
        if isinstance(app_name, BaseCommand):
            # If the command is already loaded, use it directly.
            klass = app_name
        else:
            klass = load_command_class(app_name, subcommand)
        return klass