When working when configuring a Django project, you will surely deal with some sensitive information, such as passwords and API keys. It is not recommended that you put that information under version control. There are two main ways to store that information: in environment variables and in separate untracked files. In this recipe, we will explore both cases.
Handling sensitive settings
Getting ready
Most of the settings for a project will be shared across all environments and saved in version control. These can be defined directly within the settings files; however, there will be some settings that are specific to the environment of the project instance or that are sensitive and require additional security, such as database...
