Django: Specify Test Database. #django #test #database

gistfile1.py

# Useful if dev settings are pointed at the production or staging database on a remote host

# In the dev settings, after the `DATABASES` configuration, add a second wrapped in an `if` statement

import sys

if 'test' in sys.argv:
    DATABASES = {
        'default': {
            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
            'NAME': 'django_db',
            'USER': 'django_login',
            'PASSWORD': 'secret',
            'HOST': '',
            'PORT': '',
        }
    }

Evil but working