django-settings

Django dynamic settings infrastructure and best practices

Django settings includes a list of python variables that are used for a plethora of things from database settings to installed apps. Even many of the reusable apps make some of the settings required. With a dozens of sites, it is hard to manage the settings of all the projects. Fortunately settings is just a python module with variable...

How to properly set path to media files in Django

Hello. I've got a new project, and currently I'm trying to set it correctly. But somehow I can't make my media files work. Here's my current setting : MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.normpath( '/home/budzyk/rails/fandrive/site_media/' ) templates setting work on the other hand : TEMPLATE_DIRS = ( "/home/budzyk/rails/fandrive/templates",...

Django multilanguage support

Using django if a text is stored in French or Hindi.How will this be stored and retrieved in a text box field Models.py class Details(models.Model): title = models.CharField(max_length = 255) html page: <form action="/pjt/details"> <input type="text" name="nee_n"id="neen_n" /> </form> How to store this in the ...

Django standalone run in cron

I want to run automatic newsletter function in my crontab, but no matter what I try - I cannot make it work. What is the proper method for doing this ? This is my crontab entry : 0 */2 * * * PYTHONPATH=/home/muntu/rails python2.6 /home/muntu/rails/project/newsletter.py And the newsletter.py file, which is located in the top folder of ...

Import all modules in django

In django is there way to import all modules ex: from project.models import * ex: from project1.models import * Can this be done with one statement ...

Sys.path modification or more complex issue?

Hi, I have problems with importing correctly a module on appengine. My app generally uses django with app-engine-patch, but this part is task queues using only the webapp framework. I need to import django settings for the app to work properly. My script starts with: import os import sys sys.path.append('common/') # Force Django to r...

Django default_from_email name

I am looking to add a name to my default_from_email address in Django and wanted to know whether you do this through the settings.py file? you have your different options. DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL EMAIL_HOST EMAIL_PASSWORD ... but the email result still ends in from: [email protected] and I would like to change this into My Domain inste...