python micro-django.py runserver <port>

micro-django.py

# http://programming.oreilly.com/2014/04/simplifying-django.html 

import os
import sys

BASE_PATH = os.path.dirname(__file__)

from django.conf import settings
from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line

settings.configure(
    DEBUG=True,
    SECRET_KEY='e#xs6-=-0e63+hjg8l_kv_fjmv2w71j7ee(1nm)7%e9w7rsadz',# get_env_setting("SECRET_KEY") #keep it as environment variable
    ROOT_URLCONF=sys.modules[__name__],
    TEMPLATE_DIRS=(
        os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'templates'),
    ),
)

def index(request):
    return TemplateResponse(request, 'index.html', {
        'request': request
    })

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    url(r'^$', index, name='index'),
)


# from os import environ

# def get_env_setting(setting):
#     """ Get the environment setting or return exception """
#     try:
#         return environ[setting]
#     except KeyError:
#         error_msg = "Set the %s env variable" % setting
#         raise ImproperlyConfigured(error_msg)
        

if __name__ == "__main__":
    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)