Setting that JSON setting is optional (and it defaults to the built in JSON lib)
But yeah, that feature isn't well documented. If that file is found in your python include path Airflow will load it it can override a few more advanced settings not easily controllable from a config file. The `confog/` folder under airflow home is added to the search path and is a good place for this file. Ash On 17 January 2020 02:57:21 GMT+03:00, Daniel Standish <[email protected]> wrote: >I think it's in general not advisable to mess with your site packages >directory. It would get overwritten with an upgrade. > >The configurable stuff usually gets deposited in your AIRFLOW_HOME >or at least it ought to i would think? >like these: >airflow.cfg >unittests.cfg >webserver_config.py > >I suspect this is probably supposed to go in AIRFLOW_HOME but it's just >not >getting autocreated. And maybe there is some documentation missing. I >can >find a few references to this file in docs but nothing explicitly >discussing it like there is with airflow.cfg IIRC > > > > >On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 3:41 PM Reed Villanueva <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> @daniel >> >> That file is part of the airflow package (not the AIRFLOW_HOME dir as >I >> (and I am guessing, you) assumed). Can find on your machine with >something >> like... >> >> [airflow@airflowetl]$ find ~/ -name airflow_local_settings.py >> >> >/home/airflow/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/airflow/config_templates/airflow_local_settings.py >> >> I think this is what the docs are referring to. >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 1:17 PM Daniel Standish ><[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> @ash reading that page i notice a reference to >airflow_local_settings.py >>> >>> you need to define a json variable in local Airflow settings ( >>>> airflow_local_settings.py) >>> >>> >>> is that a thing? do we have settings configurability with a python >>> file? or does this mean to point us to airflow.cfg? >>> >>> i tried searching docs but found nothing indicating how to use >>> airflow_local_settings.py to configure airflow. >>> >> >> This electronic message is intended only for the named >> recipient, and may contain information that is confidential or >> privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are >> hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or >> use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If >> you have received this message in error or are not the named >> recipient, please notify us immediately by contacting the >> sender at the electronic mail address noted above, and delete >> and destroy all copies of this message. Thank you. >>
