Re: Django app custom settings testing

I think you're finding out that there are many different approaches to reusable app configuration, but all have their trade-offs. I think there is also some middle ground between always checking for the value and loading it initially, and that's to be able to reload. In your app's settings fil

Re: Django app custom settings testing

Thanks very much and, yes, that code is what I've found. In your personal opinion, would you use a setup like that ( http://passingcuriosity.com/2010/default-settings-for-django-applications/) for default settings? or is it a little bit over the top for small apps? I think I'll try my approach for

Re: Django app custom settings testing

The only thing I've seen which handles all the cases you mention is http://passingcuriosity.com/2010/default-settings-for-django-applications/ . That may also be what you were referring to about seeing something on github. As to your new question, I think that would work, because every time y

Re: Django app custom settings testing

No, you're not, but, there isn't a way to load or inject the app settings so that diffsettings and other project level things (like testing) can see them? That's my question. I've read something on a github repo but it seems clunky and over-done. My main goal really is to change some settings on th

Re: Django app custom settings testing

This approach is only useful for modules that import app.settings and use things that it defines. It doesn't affect things that import settings from django.conf . Your app can import settings from app, and get your settings. That's not going to affect any other app. If you want to affect what o

Django app custom settings testing

Hi, I'm having troubles using the override_settings decorator. The thing is I'm writing an app that has it's own settings and I'm doing it with the approach of putting a settings.py file on the app folder with something like this: from django.conf import settings from django.core.exceptions imp