[Django]-Using a settings file other than settings.py in Django

Try creating a settings module.

1. Make a settings folder in the same directory as manage.py.
2. Put your different settings files in that folder (e.g. base.py and prod.py).

3. Make __init__.py and import whatever settings you want to use as your default. For example, your __init__.py file might look like this:

   from base import *
   

4. Run your project and override the settings:

   $ python2.6 manage.py syncdb --settings=settings.prod
   

this works for me:

DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=config.settings.abc python manage.py migrate

this will help you:

• create a another file “setting_prod.py” with your original settings.py file.

• write down your setting which you need to run, in setting_prod.py file.

• Then import setting_prod.py file in your settings.py file.

for ex.
settings.py:

VARIABLE = 1

import setting_prod

setting_prod.py

VARIABLE = 2

After importing setting_prod.py file in settings.py file, VARIABLE will set to new value to “2” from “1”.

We can use this method to set different settings file, for example, I use different settings file for my unit test (settings_unit_test.py). Also I do have other settings file for different infrastructure environment settings_dev.py, settings_test.py and settings_prod.py.

In windows environment(same can done in linux as well)

set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=settings_unit_test
set PYTHONPATH=<path_of_your_directory_where_this_file_'settings_unit_test.py'_is_kept>