API

Organize Django settings into multiple files and directories.

Easily override and modify settings. Use wildcards and optional settings files.

class _Optional[source]

Wrap a file path with this class to mark it as optional.

Optional paths don’t raise an IOError if file is not found.

optional(filename)[source]

This functions is used for compatibility reasons.

It masks the old optional class with the name error. Now invalid-name is removed from pylint.

Parameters

filename (str) – the filename to be optional.

Return type

str

Returns

New instance of _Optional.

include(*args, **kwargs)[source]

Used for including Django project settings from multiple files.

Usage:

from split_settings.tools import optional, include

include(
    'components/base.py',
    'components/database.py',
    optional('local_settings.py'),

    scope=globals(),  # optional scope
)
Parameters

  • *args – File paths (glob - compatible wildcards can be used).

  • **kwargs – Settings context: scope=globals() or None.

Raises

IOError – if a required settings file is not found.

Return type

None