Fix issue #18267 - document `settings.configured` property.

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anatoly techtonik 2012-05-03 21:52:56 +03:00
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@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ In this example, default settings are taken from ``myapp_defaults``, and the
The following example, which uses ``myapp_defaults`` as a positional argument,
is equivalent::
settings.configure(myapp_defaults, DEBUG = True)
settings.configure(myapp_defaults, DEBUG=True)
Normally, you will not need to override the defaults in this fashion. The
Django defaults are sufficiently tame that you can safely use them. Be aware
@ -242,7 +242,16 @@ is accessed.
If you set ``DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE``, access settings values somehow, *then*
call ``configure()``, Django will raise a ``RuntimeError`` indicating
that settings have already been configured.
that settings have already been configured. There is a property just for this
purpose:
.. attribute: django.conf.settings.configured
For example::
from django.conf import settings
if not settings.configured:
settings.configure(myapp_defaults, DEBUG=True)
Also, it's an error to call ``configure()`` more than once, or to call
``configure()`` after any setting has been accessed.