application/templates/default/settings.py.erb

<% if @django_version >= 1.2 -%>
DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'NAME': '<%= @database['database'] %>',
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.<%= @database['adapter'] %>',
        'USER': '<%= @database['username'] %>',
        'PASSWORD': '<%= @database['password'] %>',
        'HOST': '<%= @host %>',
        'PORT': '<%= @database['port']  %>'
    }
}
<% else -%>
DATABASE_ENGINE = '<%= @database['adapter'] %>'
DATABASE_NAME = '<%= @database['database'] %>'
DATABASE_USER = '<%= @database['username'] %>'
DATABASE_PASSWORD = '<%= @database['password'] %>'
DATABASE_HOST = '<%= @host %>'
DATABASE_PORT = '<%= @database['port']  %>'
<% end -%>