django_constance_dynamic_settings_config_and_usage.py

1# settings.py
2INSTALLED_APPS = (
3    # ...
4    'constance',
5    'constance.backends.database',  # or 'constance.backends.redis'
6)
7
8# Define your dynamic settings with their default values and descriptions
9CONSTANCE_CONFIG = {
10    'THE_ANSWER': (42, 'Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything'),
11    'GREETING': ('Hello world', 'A friendly greeting'),
12}
13
14# Optional: if using the database backend, you must also add this
15CONSTANCE_BACKEND = 'constance.backends.database.DatabaseBackend'
16
17# ---
18
19# views.py or any other module
20from constance import config
21
22def my_view(request):
23    # Access settings as attributes of the config object
24    answer = config.THE_ANSWER
25    greeting = config.GREETING
26    return f"{greeting}. The answer is {answer}."