Enabling and overriding debug feature Medium

Don't enable or override an application's debug feature. Instead, use OS environment variables to set up the debug feature.

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Noncompliant example

1def detect_activated_debug_feature_noncompliant():
2    from django.conf import settings
3    # Noncompliant: The debug feature is enabled.
4    settings.configure(DEBUG=True)

Compliant example

1def detect_activated_debug_feature_compliant():
2    from django.conf import settings
3    import os
4    # Compliant: The debug feature is set through the environment variable.
5    settings.configure(DEBUG=os.environ['DEBUG'])