I'm trying to use local_setting in Django 1.2, but it's not working for me. At the moment I'm just adding local_settings.py to my project.
settings.py
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql', # Add 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
'NAME': 'banco1', # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
'USER': 'root', # Not used with sqlite3.
'PASSWORD': '123', # Not used with sqlite3.
'HOST': 'localhost', # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
'PORT': '', # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3.
}
}
local_settings.py
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql', # Add 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
'NAME': 'banco2', # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
'USER': 'root', # Not used with sqlite3.
'PASSWORD': '123', # Not used with sqlite3.
'HOST': 'localhost', # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
'PORT': '', # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3.
}
}
The problem is that local_settings.py doesn't override settings.py. What is wrong?
You can't just add local_settings.py, you have to explicity import it.
At the very end of your settings.py, add this:
try:
from local_settings import *
except ImportError:
pass
The try/except block is there so that Python just ignores the case when you haven't actually defined a local_settings file.