Re: Different settings.py files for server and development

2008-11-11 Thread Doug Harris
One thing I've noticed is that some settings don't stick if I override them in local_settings.py. One key example is CACHE_BACKEND. Has anybody seen this sort of behavior? On Oct 23, 5:54 pm, felix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > at the very bottom of settings.py : > > from local_settings import

Re: Different settings.py files for server and development

2008-10-24 Thread Ross Dakin
I do it like this: # settings.py [ ... ] try: from settings_dev import * except ImportError: pass # settings_dev.py import os DEBUG = True DATABASE_ENGINE = 'sqlite3' DATABASE_NAME = 'dev.db' MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.abspath('../') + '/public/media/' MEDIA_URL =

Re: Different settings.py files for server and development

2008-10-23 Thread D. Woodman
Thanks Ned! Cheers On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Ned Batchelder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > And BTW, my bad. Change the except: line to except ImportError, then the > syntax error from the dash will be apparent in your 500 page. > > --Ned. > http://nedbatchelder.com > > > Ned Batchelder

Re: Different settings.py files for server and development

2008-10-23 Thread Ned Batchelder
And BTW, my bad. Change the except: line to except ImportError, then the syntax error from the dash will be apparent in your 500 page. --Ned. http://nedbatchelder.com Ned Batchelder wrote: > settings-custom isn't a valid Python file name, because a Python > identifier can't have a dash in it.

Re: Different settings.py files for server and development

2008-10-23 Thread Ned Batchelder
settings-custom isn't a valid Python file name, because a Python identifier can't have a dash in it. Use an underscore. --Ned. http://nedbatchelder.com Dana wrote: > Ned/Felix, > > Ok, I tried your guys solution but it does not seem to be working for > me, so Im wondering where I goofed. > >

Re: Different settings.py files for server and development

2008-10-23 Thread Dana
Never mind, answered my own problem. I had a missing setting that was causing a 500 error before it could access the settings-custom.py. Your solutions worked! Thanks! On Oct 23, 5:18 pm, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ned/Felix, > > Ok, I tried your guys solution but it does not seem to be

Re: Different settings.py files for server and development

2008-10-23 Thread Dana
Ned/Felix, Ok, I tried your guys solution but it does not seem to be working for me, so Im wondering where I goofed. Here is what ive got My settings.py and settings-custom.py file are here: config/ settings.py settings-custom.py The directory containing config is on the PythonPath,

Re: Different settings.py files for server and development

2008-10-23 Thread Ned Batchelder
In settings.py: try: from settings_local import * except: pass --Ned. http://nedbatchelder.com Dana wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I know a form of this question has been asked before on this group but > I can't for the life of me find the thread. > > I am wondering how

Re: Different settings.py files for server and development

2008-10-23 Thread Dana
Sweet, I knew it was simple :) Thanks! On Oct 23, 3:54 pm, felix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > at the very bottom of settings.py : > > from local_settings import * > > this overwrites just the imported keys/values > > -flx > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 11:55 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

Re: Different settings.py files for server and development

2008-10-23 Thread felix
at the very bottom of settings.py : from local_settings import * this overwrites just the imported keys/values -flx On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 11:55 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I know a form of this question has been asked before on this group but > I can't for

Different settings.py files for server and development

2008-10-23 Thread Dana
Hello everyone, I know a form of this question has been asked before on this group but I can't for the life of me find the thread. I am wondering how I can have a generic settings.py file that contains all my basic settings and then have a settings-local.py (or whatever...) and have that