Manage Multiple Django Settings Environments

django_env_settings.py

# Manage Multiple Settings Environments
# From Eric Florenzano's "Handling Development, Staging, and Production Environments"
# Link: http://djangodose.com/articles/2009/09/handling-development-staging-and-production-enviro/
# 
# In shell
#
#   $: export FLAVOR=dev
#   $: ./manage.py runserver
# 
# In wsgi file:
#   
#   import os
#   import django.core.handlers.wsgi
#   os.environ['FLAVOR'] = 'prod'
#   os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'settings'
#   application = django.core.handlers.wsgi.WSGIHandler()
# 
# the following goes in the bottom of your settings.py:

import os
import sys

FLAVOR = os.environ.get('FLAVOR', 'local')

def override_settings(dottedpath):
    try:
        _m = __import__(dottedpath, fromlist=[None])
    except ImportError:
        pass
    else:
        _thismodule = sys.modules[__name__]
    for _k in dir(_m):
        setattr(_thismodule, _k, getattr(_m, _k))

override_settings('project.conf.' + FLAVOR)