API

Organize Django settings into multiple files and directories.

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

class _Optional

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)

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)

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