This module adds ini-based configuration features to django, and provides production deployment configuration.
The IniParser is a slightly modified version of the RawConfigParser that does not raise exceptions if a section is asked for that's not needed.
settings.py:
# bottom
CONFIG_INI = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(BASE_DIR), 'config.ini')
config = IniParser()
config.read(CONFIG_INI)
# Recommended settings (and required for production)
SECRET_KEY = config.get('APP', 'SECRET_KEY', default='set secret key')
DEBUG = config.getboolean('APP', 'DEBUG', True)
TEMPLATE_DEBUG = config.getboolean('APP', 'TEMPLATE_DEBUG', True)
ALLOWED_HOSTS = config.getlist('APP', 'ALLOWED_HOSTS')
STATIC_ROOT = config.get('APP', 'STATIC_ROOT', None')
# Other settings
...
In Development (i.e., locally with DEBUG=True), the settings required for production default to sensible development settings.
With no config file, warnings are printed for each option that's asked for and not present.
In production, run python manage.py generate_secret, which will auto-generate a config file with a secret, and then the remaining settings (i.e., DEBUG=False) are added manually (once).