code: def settings(self):
          
          settings_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'settings', self.module.lower() + '.ini')
  
          # Loads the settings file once.
          if (not hasattr(self, '_settings') or self._settings is None) and os.path.isfile(settings_file):
              config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
              config.read(settings_file)
  
              settings = dict(config._sections)
              for key in settings:
                  settings[key] = dict(config.defaults(), **settings[key])
                  settings[key].pop('__name__', None)
  
              self._settings = SettingsDict(self, settings.get(self.name, {}))
  
          elif not hasattr(self, '_settings'):
              self._settings = SettingsDict(self, {})
  
          return self._settings
docs: Loads the recipe settings file which is locate in:
          ./settings/{recipe_package}.ini