It has to do with how you choose to integrate Satchmo into another Django project (if any). The local settings approach is meant to allow you to put satchmo-specific info in one place and not make extensive modifications to your current settings.py file. Here's one link with other possible solutions- http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/SplitSettings
Hope this helps, Chris On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 1:27 PM, geezer <[email protected]> wrote: > > hi > > i have noticed that some variables, such as: MEDIA_ROOT, ROOT_URLCONF, > DATABASE_NAME, DATABASE_USER, DATABASE_PASSWORD, DJANGO_PROJECT, > DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE...etc, are duplicated between the > local_settings.py file and the settings.py file. > > so, in which file of these files should these variables be declared? > > also, what is the theory behind having a local_settings.py file in > addition to a settings.py file? > > any clear answers would be greatly appreciated, > > thanks > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Satchmo users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/satchmo-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
