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magic-removal: Proofread docs/settings.txt

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@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Here are a couple of example settings::
Because a settings file is a Python module, the following apply:
* It shouldn't have Python syntax errors.
* It doesn't allow for Python syntax errors.
* It can assign settings dynamically using normal Python syntax.
For example::
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ When you use Django, you have to tell it which settings you're using. Do this
by using an environment variable, ``DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE``.
The value of ``DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE`` should be in Python path syntax, e.g.
``"myproject.settings"``. Note that the settings module should be on the
``mysite.settings``. Note that the settings module should be on the
Python `import search path`_.
.. _import search path: http://diveintopython.org/getting_to_know_python/everything_is_an_object.html
@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ once, or explicitly pass in the settings module each time you run the utility.
Example (Unix Bash shell)::
export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=myproject.settings
export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=mysite.settings
django-admin.py runserver
Example (Windows shell)::
set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=myproject.settings
set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=mysite.settings
django-admin.py runserver
Use the ``--settings`` command-line argument to specify the settings manually::
django-admin.py runserver --settings=myproject.settings
django-admin.py runserver --settings=mysite.settings
.. _django-admin.py: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/django_admin/
@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ settings file to use. Do that with ``SetEnv``::
<Location "/mysite/">
SetHandler python-program
PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython
SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE myproject.settings
SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE mysite.settings
</Location>
Read the `Django mod_python documentation`_ for more information.
@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ In your Django apps, use settings by importing them from
Note that your code should *not* import from either ``global_settings`` or
your own settings file. ``django.conf.settings`` abstracts the concepts of
default settings and site-specific settings; it presents a single interface.
It also decouples the code that uses settings from the location of your
settings.
Altering settings at runtime
============================
@ -640,8 +642,8 @@ error page will display a detailed report for any ``TemplateSyntaxError``. This
report contains the relevant snippet of the template, with the appropriate line
highlighted.
Note that Django only displays fancy error pages if ``DEBUG`` is ``True``, so you'll
want to set that to take advantage of this setting.
Note that Django only displays fancy error pages if ``DEBUG`` is ``True``, so
you'll want to set that to take advantage of this setting.
See also DEBUG.