1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/searx/__init__.py b/searx/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e313306e3 100644
--- a/searx/__init__.py
+++ b/searx/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from os import environ
+from os.path import realpath, dirname, join
+try:
+    from yaml import load
+except:
+    from sys import exit, stderr
+    stderr.write('[E] install pyyaml\n')
+    exit(2)
+
+
+searx_dir  = realpath(dirname(realpath(__file__))+'/../')
+engine_dir = dirname(realpath(__file__))
+
+if 'SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH' in environ:
+    settings_path = environ['SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH']
+else:
+    settings_path = join(searx_dir, 'settings.yml')
+
+
+with open(settings_path) as settings_yaml:
+    settings = load(settings_yaml)
+