import copy
from django.conf import settings as django_settings

default = {
    'YOURAPPS_SETTING_1': True,
    'YOURAPPS_ENTRIES_PER_PAGE': 25,
}

# Make copy of the original settings, to avoid altering the
# project wide settings module.
settings = copy.copy(django_settings)
# Populate default_settings in settings if they aren't set.
for key, value in default.items():
    if not hasattr(settings, key):
        setattr(settings, key, value)