local settings file for a django project

local_settings.py

'''
creates local settings for a django project
- define secret key
- use a local sqlite3 database

reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4909958/django-local-settings
'''

import os

os.environ['SECRET_KEY'] = 'mysecretkey'

BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
    }
}

## put the following at the end of the settings.py file:
'''
try:
    from local_settings import *
except ImportError:
    pass

SECRET_KEY = os.environ['SECRET_KEY']
'''