Appendix E. Settings
Your Django settings file contains all the configuration of your Django installation. This appendix explains how settings work and which settings are available.
Note
As Django grows, it's occasionally necessary to add or (rarely) change settings. You should always check the online settings documentation at http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/0.96/settings/ for the latest information.
What's a Settings File?
A settings file is just a Python module with module-level variables. Here are a couple of example settings:
DEBUG = False
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'webmaster@example.com'
TEMPLATE_DIRS = ('/home/templates/mike', '/home/templates/john')Because a settings file is a Python module, the following apply:
It must be valid Python ...
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