Out of repo settings

INSTALL.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This will depend on your server setup, and you should consult [Deploying Django]
 
 One common step would be to install dependencies like this: `PIPENV_VENV_IN_PROJECT=1 pipenv install`. This will install dependencies within the project folder. 
 
-Then edit brutaldon/settings.py. You definitely need to change the values of SECRET_KEY and ALLOWED_HOSTS. Also edit the database parameters to match the database you chose. Then run `pipenv run python ./manage.py migrate` to populate the database.
+Then create the file ~/.config/brutaldon_settings.py which overrides anything in brutaldon/settings.py. You definitely need to override SECRET_KEY and ALLOWED_HOSTS. Also edit the database parameters to match the database you chose. Then run `pipenv run python ./manage.py migrate` to populate the database.
 
 I installed brutaldon with Apache and mod_wsgi. If you installed brutaldon in /usr/local/share/, you'd add config lines something like this to the virtual host brutaldon is installed in.
 

brutaldon/settings.py

@@ -205,3 +205,37 @@
 
 # Version number displayed on about page
 BRUTALDON_VERSION = "2.14.1"
+
+# Load custom settings outside repository tracked files, so private settings
+# don't get added to the repository
+import sys
+def paths():
+    sys.path.append('???')
+    try:
+        from xdg import XDG_CONFIG_HOME, XDG_CONFIG_DIRS
+    except ImportError:
+        try:
+            from pathlib import Path
+        except ImportError:
+            home = os.environ['home']
+        else:
+            home = Path.home()
+        sys.path[-1] = os.path.join(home, ".config")
+        yield
+        sys.path[-1] = home
+        yield
+    else:
+        sys.path[-1] = XDG_CONFIG_HOME
+        yield
+        for directory in XDG_CONFIG_DIRS:
+            sys.path[-1] = directory
+            yield
+    finally:
+        sys.path.pop(-1)
+
+for _ in paths():
+    try:
+        from brutaldon_settings import *
+    except ImportError: pass
+    else:
+        break