Distinguish between development and production environments

Question

If settings.py ends with this code:

if is_production(): # TODO: how is implemented?
    try:
        from production_settings import *
    except:
        pass

which implementation of is_production() can return True only if the code is running on WebFaction, and not for example on my local box?

Accepted Answer

0	The host name, `>>> import socket >>> print socket.gethostname() webXXX.webfaction.com ... if socket.gethostname() == 'webXXX.webfaction.com':` permanent link answered 26 Feb '12, 21:05 johns 5.4k●3●12 accept rate: 23% edited 26 Feb '12, 21:06