Python settings file from GSB lists

script.py

#!/usr/bin/python2.7

import pyodbc
import settings # file settings.py

# [SNIP]

try:

        if from_field.strip() != "":
            conn_str = Template('Driver=FreeTDS;DSN=connections;uid=$user;pwd=$password')
            cnxn = pyodbc.connect(conn_str.substitute(user = settings.db_user, password = settings.db_password))
            
            cursor = cnxn.cursor()		
            cursor.execute("INSERT INTO mailPost (Author,Subject,creationDate,XCBSList,XCBSDate,XCBSMessageID,XCBSMessageParent,XCBSTopicMessageID) values (?, ?, getDate(), ?, ?, ?, ?, 'None')",
                           (from_field[:255], subj[:255], msg['X-CBS-List'][:50], msg['X-CBS-Date'][:50], msg['X-CBS-Message-ID'][:50], msg['X-CBS-Message-Parent'][:50]))
            cursor.commit()
            
            cursor.close()
            cnxn.close()

# [SNIP]

settings.py

############################################
# Email-unpack settings
# Usage:
# import settings
# print settings.variable
############################################

debug_trace = "false";

import socket
hostname = socket.gethostname()

#Stage Settings(190.62)
if(hostname == "stag-lists-01"):
  db_user = 'alumnidb'
  db_password = '[REDACTED]'
  sender = "postmaster_stage@lists.gsb.columbia.edu"
  postmaster = ['[REDACTED]@gsb.columbia.edu']

#Development Settings(84.113)
if(hostname == "dev-lists-01"):
  db_user = 'dev_srv_alumni'
  db_password = '[REDACTED]'
  postmaster = ['[REDACTED]@gsb.columbia.edu']

#Production Settings(84.70)
if(hostname == "prod-lists-01"):
  db_user = 'alumnidb'
  db_password = '[REDACTED]'
  postmaster = ['[REDACTED]@gsb.columbia.edu','[REDACTED]@gsb.columbia.edu']