# [...] # this is an example! INSTALLED_APPS = ( 'django.contrib.auth', 'django.contrib.contenttypes', 'django.contrib.sessions', 'django.contrib.sites', # my apps: 'myapps.blog', 'myapps.chat', 'myapps.forum', ) APPS_BASE_NAME = 'myapps' # Import Applicaton-specific Settings for app in INSTALLED_APPS: if app.startswith(APPS_BASE_NAME): try: app_module = __import__(app, globals(), locals(), ["settings"]) app_settings = getattr(app_module, "settings", None) for setting in dir(app_settings): if setting == setting.upper(): locals()[setting] = getattr(app_settings, setting) except ImportError: pass