Thanks Ned! Cheers
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Ned Batchelder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > And BTW, my bad. Change the except: line to except ImportError, then the > syntax error from the dash will be apparent in your 500 page. > > --Ned. > http://nedbatchelder.com > > > Ned Batchelder wrote: > > settings-custom isn't a valid Python file name, because a Python identifier > can't have a dash in it. Use an underscore. > > --Ned. > http://nedbatchelder.com > > Dana wrote: > > Ned/Felix, > > Ok, I tried your guys solution but it does not seem to be working for > me, so Im wondering where I goofed. > > Here is what ive got > > My settings.py and settings-custom.py file are here: > > config/ > settings.py > settings-custom.py > > The directory containing config is on the PythonPath, so an import of: > > from config.settings-custom import * > > ... should work correct? > > In settings.py I have DEBUG=False and in settings-custom.py I have > DEBUG=True, but Im getting my 500.html page, so that means it is only > respecting the DEBUG setting in settings.py. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks > > On Oct 23, 5:04 pm, Ned Batchelder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > In settings.py: > > try: > from settings_local import * > except: > pass > > --Ned.http://nedbatchelder.com > > > > Dana wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > I know a form of this question has been asked before on this group but > I can't for the life of me find the thread. > > > I am wondering how I can have a generic settings.py file that contains > all my basic settings and then have a settings-local.py (or > whatever...) and have that contain custom settings such as DEBUG=True, > etc... Ideally the settings-local.py file would *only* have the custom > settings, and nothing else, but I cannot seem to get this to work. For > example: > > > In settings.py I would have default settings: > > > settings.py > ------------------------------------------- > DEBUG = False > > > DATABASE_ENGINE = 'mysql' > > > DATABASE_NAME = 'something' > > > DATABASE_USER = 'root' > DATABASE_PASSWORD = '' > > > MEDIA_ROOT = '/home/user/media/' > MEDIA_URL = 'http://media.example.com/' > > > ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = '/admin_media/' > > > INSTALLED_APPS = ( > .... > ) > > > ...... etc > > > ------------------------------------------- > and in settings-local.py I would override the settings: > > > # settings-local.py > ------------------------------------------- > DEBUG = True > > > DATABASE_USER = 'username' > DATABASE_PASSWORD = 'somethinghere123' > ------------------------------------------- > > > I would like some way to have settings-local import my settings.py > file and then override specific settings. Anyone know how to do this > cleanly? > > > Thanks! > > > -- > Ned Batchelder,http://nedbatchelder.com > > > -- > Ned Batchelder, http://nedbatchelder.com > > > > > -- > Ned Batchelder, http://nedbatchelder.com > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---