django-settings-holder
Object that allows settings to be accessed with attributes.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are developing a Django extension or package that needs to expose configuration options. The library is actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, and integrates cleanly with Django's settings system. For general Django projects not writing extensions, it adds little value.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django to be installed; intended for use within Django projects or extensions.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with only Django as a runtime dependency.
- Actively maintained with recent releases; last commit 2026-08-10.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you can use this in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license text.
last release 2025-04-27 (474 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 1 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 157,395 downloads/mo, #10,758 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install django-settings-holder
from django_settings_holder import SettingsHolder
class MyExtensionSettings(SettingsHolder):
pass
settings = MyExtensionSettings()- Whether validators are run synchronously or asynchronously when settings are first accessed.
- Whether dot-notation function imports work with all callable types or only specific ones.
- Performance characteristics when reloading large numbers of settings via the signal handler.
What it is and what it does
Django Settings Holder is a utility library designed for Django extension authors who need to manage their own configuration dictionaries. It wraps settings in a SettingsHolder class that lets you access configuration values as object attributes rather than dictionary keys, making code more readable and IDE-friendly.
The package automatically listens to Django's `setting_changed` signal, so user-defined settings are reloaded without requiring manual intervention. It also supports dot-notation imports (e.g., 'mymodule.myfunction') that are resolved automatically, and allows you to attach validators to settings that run when they are first accessed. This is particularly useful for Django packages that expose their own configuration options and want a clean, maintainable way to manage them.
Use it for
- Building a Django package that needs its own settings namespace with attribute-style access.
- Validating extension settings at runtime without cluttering your package's initialization code.
- Automatically reloading extension configuration when Django's settings change (e.g., in tests or during development).
- Importing callable functions by string path and making them available as settings attributes.
- Providing a consistent, type-hinted settings interface for Django extensions.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are developing a Django extension or package that needs to expose configuration options.
The library is actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, and integrates cleanly with Django's settings system. For general Django projects not writing extensions, it adds little value.
Install
django-settings-holder on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with only Django as a runtime dependency. Actively maintained with recent releases; last commit 2026-08-10. Supports current Django versions (4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2) and modern Python (3.10–3.13).
Requires Django to be installed; intended for use within Django projects or extensions.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you can use this in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license text.
Quickstart
pip install django-settings-holder
from django_settings_holder import SettingsHolder
class MyExtensionSettings(SettingsHolder):
pass
settings = MyExtensionSettings()Verify before relying
- Whether validators are run synchronously or asynchronously when settings are first accessed.
- Whether dot-notation function imports work with all callable types or only specific ones.
- Performance characteristics when reloading large numbers of settings via the signal handler.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <4,>=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageDjango |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 474 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 157,395 / month, #10,758 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Environment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 4.2Framework :: Django :: 5.0Framework :: Django :: 5.1Framework :: Django :: 5.2Intended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13 |
Evidence: django_settings_holder-0.3.0-py3-none-any.whl
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