Django snippets

# in context_processor.py

import settings

def settings_context(request):
    """Exposes somewhat filtered project settings in a `project_settings` key 
    of the request context, so you can use stuff like this in templates:
    
    {% if project_settings.DEBUG and project_settings.GOOGLE_MAP_API_KEY %}
        <p>Dude, Google API key is {{ project_settings.GOOGLE_MAP_API_KEY }}.</p>
    {% endif %}
    """
    _settings = {}
    for setting in dir(settings):
        if setting.startswith('__'):
            continue
        try:
            setting_value = getattr(settings, setting)
            if type(setting_value) in [bool, str, int, float, tuple, list, dict]:
                _settings[setting] = setting_value
        except:
            pass
    return {'project_settings': _settings}

# in settings.py

TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
    # ...
    'myapp.context_processors.settings_context',
    # ...
)