django - How to pass a variable from settings.py to a view?

Question

I'm getting the project path in my Django app in settings.py using:

PROJECT_PATH = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

I would like to use the PROJECT_PATH value in other views, such as for locating the path to files in my static path. How can I make this into an accessible variable?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3984648/how-to-pass-a-variable-from-settings-py-to-a-view

Answer 1

Use from django.conf import settings but mind that settings is not a module. The documentation clearly explains that and your use case.