code: def _load_custom(self, settings_name='localsettings.py'):
          '''
          Load the user defined settings, overriding the defaults
  
          '''
          if settings_name[-3:] == '.py':
              settings_name = settings_name[:-3]
  
          new_settings = {}
          try:
              settings = importlib.import_module(settings_name)
              new_settings = self._convert_to_dict(settings)
          except ImportError:
              log.info("No override settings found")
  
          for key in new_settings:
              if key in self.my_settings:
                  item = new_settings[key]
                  if isinstance(item, dict) and \
                          isinstance(self.my_settings[key], dict):
                      for key2 in item:
                          self.my_settings[key][key2] = item[key2]
                  else:
                      self.my_settings[key] = item
              else:
                  self.my_settings[key] = new_settings[keyf _load_custom(self, settings_name='localsettings.py'):
          '''
          Load the user defined settings, overriding the defaults
  
          '''
          if settings_name[-3:] == '.py':
              settings_name = settings_name[:-3]
  
          new_settings = {}
          try:
              settings = importlib.import_module(settings_name)
              new_settings = self._convert_to_dict(settings)
          except ImportError:
              log.info("No override settings found")
  
          for key in new_settings:
              if key in self.my_settings:
                  item = new_settings[key]
                  if isinstance(item, dict) and \
                          isinstance(self.my_settings[key], dict):
                      for key2 in item:
                          self.my_settings[key][key2] = item[key2]
                  else:
                      self.my_settings[key] = item
              else:
                  self.my_settings[key] = new_settings[key]
docs: Load the user defined settings, overriding the defaults