Django Projects and git
Easy answer: Add it to your .gitignore. That said, if you're intending to share your Django app, you'll want to provide at least the parts you edited for your app .
How can I handle the security of web frameworks like django on github or any other public domain version control site.  
The settings.py can and will often contain sensitive database information, passwords and secret keys, which must not be uploaded on the repository and in plain view.
What is the common practice and least hassle way of handling that?