How to I hide my secret_key using virtualenv and Django?

Question

I am using Django, python, virtualenv, virtualenvwrapper and Vagrant.

So far I h

Answer 1

The solution I use is to create a file sec.py and place it next to my settings.py file. Then in at line 1 of settings.py call from .sec import *. Be sure to include the period in front of the file name. Be sure to list sec.py in your .gitignore file.