Django Settings file

gistfile1.txt

# things I keep forgetting to do in new Django projects.
import os

# put settings common to all environment in a file called base.py:
from .base import *
# example here: https://github.com/twoscoops/django-twoscoops-project/tree/develop/project_name/project_name/settings

########## PATH CONFIGURATION
# sets the root of the project, useful for setting relative paths:
SITE_ROOT = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/../")

# for example:
TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
    # Don't forget to use absolute paths, not relative paths.
    os.path.join(SITE_ROOT, 'templates'),
)

########## END PATH CONFIGURATION

########## VARIABLES FROM THE ENVIRONMENT
# put variables in the environment and then use this to retrieve them.
def get_env_variable(var_name):
    """ Get the environment variable or return exception """
    try:
        return os.environ[var_name]
    except KeyError:
        error_msg = "Set the %s environment variable" % var_name
        raise ImproperlyConfigured(error_msg)

# for example:
SECRET_KEY = get_env_variable('SECRET_KEY')

########## END VARIABLES FROM THE ENVIRONMENT