django-settings-export
This Django app allows you to export certain settings to your templates.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (last release November 2016, no maintenance since August 2023) and its compatibility with modern Django (2.0+) and Python (3.8+) is unverified. High install friction combined with no active maintenance makes this a significant risk for new projects. Consider using a modern alternative or implementing the same pattern directly in your context processors.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django 1.5+ and manual context processor registration in settings.py; compatibility with Django 2.0+ and Python 3.8+ is not documented.
- High install friction and abandoned maintenance status (last release November 2016, no commits since August 2023).
- Compatibility with modern Django and Python versions is unverified.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD (permissive) — BSD permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2016-11-06 (3568 days) · last repo commit 2023-08-26 · 189 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 81,088 downloads/mo, #14,251 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install django-settings-export
# In settings.py:
SETTINGS_EXPORT = ['DEBUG', 'GA_ID']
# Add to TEMPLATES context_processors:
'django_settings_export.settings_export'
# In template:
{{ settings.DEBUG }}
{{ settings.GA_ID }}- Whether this package works with Django versions released after 2016 (2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0)
- Whether this package works with Python 3.8+ given the last release was in 2016
- Whether there are known incompatibilities or breaking changes in modern Django/Python
What it is and what it does
django-settings-export is a Django template context processor that makes selected project settings available inside templates. It works by registering a context processor that injects a dict-like object containing only the settings you explicitly list in SETTINGS_EXPORT, preventing accidental exposure of sensitive configuration. The package enforces two principles: only explicitly listed settings are exported (no implicit access), and accessing undefined or unexported settings raises an exception rather than silently failing.
The typical workflow is to add the context processor to your Django template configuration, list the settings you want to expose in SETTINGS_EXPORT, then reference them in templates via the settings variable (or a custom name if you configure SETTINGS_EXPORT_VARIABLE_NAME). The settings object behaves like a dict, so you can iterate over keys, values, or items in templates.
Use it for
- Expose feature flags like DEBUG to templates for conditional rendering without passing them explicitly to every view
- Make analytics IDs (GA_ID, etc.) available to templates for tracking code without hardcoding or view-level context
- Provide environment-specific configuration (API endpoints, feature toggles) to frontend templates
- Allow templates to access version strings or build metadata stored in Django settings
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (last release November 2016, no maintenance since August 2023) and its compatibility with modern Django (2.0+) and Python (3.8+) is unverified. High install friction combined with no active maintenance makes this a significant risk for new projects. Consider using a modern alternative or implementing the same pattern directly in your context processors.
Install
django-settings-export on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction and abandoned maintenance status (last release November 2016, no commits since August 2023). Compatibility with modern Django and Python versions is unverified.
Requires Django 1.5+ and manual context processor registration in settings.py; compatibility with Django 2.0+ and Python 3.8+ is not documented.
License in practice
BSD permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install django-settings-export
# In settings.py:
SETTINGS_EXPORT = ['DEBUG', 'GA_ID']
# Add to TEMPLATES context_processors:
'django_settings_export.settings_export'
# In template:
{{ settings.DEBUG }}
{{ settings.GA_ID }}Verify before relying
- Whether this package works with Django versions released after 2016 (2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0)
- Whether this package works with Python 3.8+ given the last release was in 2016
- Whether there are known incompatibilities or breaking changes in modern Django/Python
Package facts
| License | BSD permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,568 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 81,088 / month, #14,251 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Intended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 3 |
Evidence: django-settings-export-1.2.1.tar.gz
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