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# print_settings

synopsis: | Django managment command similar to `diffsettings` but shows selected active Django settings or all if no args passed.

## Introduction

Django comes with a `diffsettings` command that shows how your project’s settings differ from the Django defaults. Sometimes it is useful to just see the settings that are in effect for your project. This is particularly true if you have a more complex system for settings than just a single `settings.py` file. For example, you might have settings files that import other settings file, such as dev, test, and production settings files that source a base settings file.

This command also supports dumping the data in a few different formats.

## More Info

The simplest way to run it is with no arguments:

    $ python manage.py print_settings

Some variations:

    $ python manage.py print_settings --format=json
    $ python manage.py print_settings --format=yaml    # Requires PyYAML

Show just selected settings:

    $ python manage.py print_settings DEBUG INSTALLED_APPS
    $ python manage.py print_settings DEBUG INSTALLED_APPS --format=pprint

For more info, take a look at the built-in help:

    $ python manage.py print_settings --help
    Usage: manage.py print_settings [options]

    Print the active Django settings.

    Options:
      -v VERBOSITY, --verbosity=VERBOSITY
                            Verbosity level; 0=minimal output, 1=normal output,
                            2=verbose output, 3=very verbose output
      --settings=SETTINGS   The Python path to a settings module, e.g.
                            "myproject.settings.main". If this isn't provided, the
                            DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable will be
                            used.
      --pythonpath=PYTHONPATH
                            A directory to add to the Python path, e.g.
                            "/home/djangoprojects/myproject".
      --traceback           Print traceback on exception
      --format=FORMAT       Specifies output format.
      --indent=INDENT       Specifies indent level for JSON and YAML
      --version             show program's version number and exit
      -h, --help            show this help message and exit

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