Attempt to load configuration from a module my_ipsc_config.py to allow leaving your systems configured without editing the main Python source file - and as that file is expected to have IPs / keys that may not be intended for the public, tell git to ignore that file.

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 .DS_Store
 .dropbox
 Icon
+my_ipsc_config.py
+*.pyc

ipsc.py

@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('ipsc')
 
 
 # Data structure for holding IPSC information
+try:
+    from my_ipsc_config import NETWORK
+except ImportError:
     NETWORK = {
         'IPSC1': {
             'LOCAL': {