Internals¶

Layout¶

myproject/__init__.py
          env.py
          security.py
          security_FLEXI_RUN_ENV.py
          settings.py
          settings_FLEXI_RUN_ENV.py

env.py has a single variable FLEXI_RUN_ENV that defines a running environment. This variable is then used to call different profiles of configuration depending on the running environment like dev, stage and prod. The FLEXI_RUN_ENV variable can also be set by environment, the environment takes precedence over env.py. Example:
```
$ export FLEXI_RUN_ENV='dev'; python manage.py runserver
```
security.py holds all the common security variables for the project, probably a good place for SECRET_KEY.
security_FLEXI_RUN_ENV specific environment security variables, dedicated database passwords should go there. Setting defined here will override settings defined in security.py.
settings.py the classic settings file found in all django projects.
settings_FLEXI_RUN_ENV.py gathers local settings for a given running environment, settings defined here will override settings defined in settings.py.

Loading order¶

The modules are loaded in the following order:

myproject/env.py
myproject/security.py
myproject/security_FLEXI_RUN_ENV.py
myproject/settings.py
myproject/settings_FLEXI_RUN_ENV.py

If the FLEXI_RUN_ENV variable is false in python, the only settings files read are security.py and settings.py.