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A concise look at an alternative way to use local_settings.py with Django, which makes it possible to store more specific settings in version control without mucking up deployment.

You are responding to this comment written by David Dahl on November 28th 2008, 17:43.

The best solution is to use the environment for all configuration. Configuration should not be a part of the source code as it is. Create a ~/.django_env.sh to hold all of your config info. import os into your settings.py and use os.environ.get('DJANGO_DB','sqlite3') to configure everything. This is the most portable way of doing things as well as makes it a snap to move your app to a new server.

Regards,

David

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