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Python

Charlie Thomas
Charlie Thomas
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Posted by Charlie Thomas
Charlie Thomas
40,856 Points

Django - setup credentials and objects for API

I want to intergrate several APIs into my django app. I would like to intergrate Sendgrid for emails and Braintree for payments. Both of these require me to either create an object or call a setup function.

I don't want to put this code in a view function because it would be inefficient. So where should I put it? Also, these APIs require private credentials so where should I store them, as I want to share my projects publically on Github etc.

If its any help I have linked to the docs below:

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Kenneth Crocken
Kenneth Crocken
10,672 Points
Kenneth Crocken
Kenneth Crocken
10,672 Points

Hey Charlie ...

I wouldn't have a problem with putting the code in the views.py. In Django, the view is more akin to a controller.

As for the API keys, for local development I would split up the settings.py file, placing anything with sensitive information in a separate file and just require that file in the settings.py.

Here is a good discussion of this.