Context Manager to override django settings

context_manager.py

from django.conf import settings


class OverrideSetting(object):
    """
    Enable the temporary change of a setting. Useful for disabling settings when testing or creating fixtures on dev
    environment.
    CAUTION: Do not use it to change production settings.
    """

    def __init__(self, key, value):
        self.key = key
        self.old_setting_value = getattr(settings, self.key)
        setattr(settings, self.key, value)

    def __enter__(self):
        return settings

    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
        setattr(settings, self.key, self.old_setting_value)
        return True