I don't like to build applications that are 100% coupled to a framework. In my ideal world, Django (if it is being used) is just one puzzle-piece of my applicat

I don't like to build applications that are 100% coupled to a framework. In my ideal world, Django (if it is being used) is just one puzzle-piece of my application. Then again it will depend greatly on the surface area of your application. A small app will do fine with a single configuration file or the DJANGO_ approach, but a larger application deserves its own config.