diff --git a/python-naive/examples/rich-and-config/rich-and-config.py b/python-naive/examples/rich-and-config/rich-and-config.py
index 724e811..ab5aca7 100644
--- a/python-naive/examples/rich-and-config/rich-and-config.py
+++ b/python-naive/examples/rich-and-config/rich-and-config.py
@@ -17,17 +17,20 @@ class CONST(object):
     CFG_THIS_FILE_DIRNAME = os.path.dirname(__file__)
     CFG_DEFAULT_FILENAME = "config.ini"
     CFG_DEFAULT_ABS_PATH = os.path.join(CFG_THIS_FILE_DIRNAME, CFG_DEFAULT_FILENAME)
-    # Values you don't have to set, these are their internal defaults
+    # Values you don't have to set, these are their internal defaults. You may optionally add a key 'is_global' equal
+    # to either True or False. By default if left off it'll be assumed False. Script will treat values where
+    # 'is_global' equals True as not being overridable in a '[section]'. It's a setting that only makes sense in a
+    # global context for the entire script.
     CFG_KNOWN_DEFAULTS = [
         {"key": "self_name", "value": "rich-and-config"},
         {"key": "tmp_base_dir", "value": os.path.join(CFG_THIS_FILE_DIRNAME, "data/tmp/%(self_name)s")},
         {"key": "state_base_dir", "value": os.path.join(CFG_THIS_FILE_DIRNAME, "data/var/lib/%(self_name)s")},
-        {"key": "state_files_dir", "value": "%(state_base_dir)s/state"},
-        {"key": "state_file_retention", "value": "50"},
-        {"key": "state_file_name_prefix", "value": "state-"},
-        {"key": "state_file_name_suffix", "value": ".log"},
-        {"key": "rich_and_config_some_option", "value": "http://localhost:8000/api/query"},
-        {"key": "another_option", "value": "first"}
+        {"key": "state_files_dir", "value": "%(state_base_dir)s/state", "is_global": False},
+        {"key": "state_file_retention", "value": "50", "is_global": False},
+        {"key": "state_file_name_prefix", "value": "state-", "is_global": False},
+        {"key": "state_file_name_suffix", "value": ".log", "is_global": False},
+        {"key": "rich_and_config_some_option", "value": "http://localhost:8000/api/query", "is_global": True},
+        {"key": "another_option", "value": "first", "is_global": True}
     ]
     # In all sections other than 'default' the following settings are known and accepted. We silently ignore other
     # settings. We use 'is_mandatory' to determine if we have to raise errors on missing settings.
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ class ConfigParser(
 
 ini_defaults = []
 internal_defaults = {default["key"]: default["value"] for default in CONST.CFG_KNOWN_DEFAULTS}
+internal_globals = [default["key"] for default in CONST.CFG_KNOWN_DEFAULTS if default["is_global"]]
 config = ConfigParser(defaults=internal_defaults)
 config.read(CONST.CFG_DEFAULT_ABS_PATH)
 
@@ -93,14 +97,19 @@ def validate_default_section(
         sys.exit(1)
     if config.defaults():
         log.debug(f"Symbol legend:\n"
-                  f"* Global default from section '[{config_obj.default_section}]'\n"
+                  f"* Default from section '[{config_obj.default_section}]'\n"
+                  f": Global option from '[{config_obj.default_section}]', can not be overridden in local sections\n"
                   f"~ Local option, doesn't exist in '[{config_obj.default_section}]'\n"
                   f"+ Local override of a value from '[{config_obj.default_section}]'\n"
-                  f"= Local override, same value as in '[{config_obj.default_section}]'")
+                  f"= Local override, same value as in '[{config_obj.default_section}]'\n"
+                  f"# Local attempt at overriding a global, will be ignored")
         log.debug(print_section_header(config_obj.default_section))
         for default in config_obj.defaults():
             ini_defaults.append({default: config_obj[config_obj.default_section][default]})
-            log.debug(f"* {default} = {config_obj[config_obj.default_section][default]}")
+            if default in internal_globals:
+                log.debug(f": {default} = {config_obj[config_obj.default_section][default]}")
+            else:
+                log.debug(f"* {default} = {config_obj[config_obj.default_section][default]}")
     else:
         log.debug(f"No defaults defined")
 
@@ -120,6 +129,11 @@ def is_default(
     return any(config_key in ini_default for ini_default in ini_defaults)
 
 
+def is_global(
+        config_key: str) -> bool:
+    return config_key in internal_globals
+
+
 def is_same_as_default(
         config_kv_pair: dict) -> bool:
     return config_kv_pair in ini_defaults
@@ -136,11 +150,17 @@ def validate_config_sections(
         else:
             for key in config_obj.options(this_section, no_defaults=True):
                 kv_prefix = "~"
-                if is_default(key):
+                remove_from_section = False
+                if is_global(key):
+                    kv_prefix = "#"
+                    remove_from_section = True
+                elif is_default(key):
                     kv_prefix = "+"
                     if is_same_as_default({key: config_obj[this_section][key]}):
                         kv_prefix = "="
                 log.debug(f"{kv_prefix} {key} = {config_obj[this_section][key]}")
+                if remove_from_section:
+                    config_obj.remove_option(this_section, key)
 
 
 def an_important_function(
@@ -164,4 +184,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     log.debug(f"Iterating over config sections ...")
     for section in config.sections():
         log.debug(f"Processing section '[{section}]' ...")
-        # ...config.ini.example
+        # ...
diff --git a/python-naive/{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}/{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}.py b/python-naive/{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}/{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}.py
index d1f368b..2e11309 100644
--- a/python-naive/{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}/{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}.py	
+++ b/python-naive/{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}/{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}.py	
@@ -26,17 +26,20 @@ class CONST(object):
     CFG_THIS_FILE_DIRNAME = os.path.dirname(__file__)
     CFG_DEFAULT_FILENAME = "config.ini"
     CFG_DEFAULT_ABS_PATH = os.path.join(CFG_THIS_FILE_DIRNAME, CFG_DEFAULT_FILENAME)
-    # Values you don't have to set, these are their internal defaults
+    # Values you don't have to set, these are their internal defaults. You may optionally add a key 'is_global' equal
+    # to either True or False. By default if left off it'll be assumed False. Script will treat values where
+    # 'is_global' equals True as not being overridable in a '[section]'. It's a setting that only makes sense in a
+    # global context for the entire script.
     CFG_KNOWN_DEFAULTS = [
         {"key": "self_name", "value": "{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug }}"},
         {"key": "tmp_base_dir", "value": os.path.join(CFG_THIS_FILE_DIRNAME, "data/tmp/%(self_name)s")},
         {"key": "state_base_dir", "value": os.path.join(CFG_THIS_FILE_DIRNAME, "data/var/lib/%(self_name)s")},
-        {"key": "state_files_dir", "value": "%(state_base_dir)s/state"},
-        {"key": "state_file_retention", "value": "50"},
-        {"key": "state_file_name_prefix", "value": "state-"},
-        {"key": "state_file_name_suffix", "value": ".log"},
-        {"key": "{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug_under }}_some_option", "value": "http://localhost:8000/api/query"},
-        {"key": "another_option", "value": "first"}
+        {"key": "state_files_dir", "value": "%(state_base_dir)s/state", "is_global": False},
+        {"key": "state_file_retention", "value": "50", "is_global": False},
+        {"key": "state_file_name_prefix", "value": "state-", "is_global": False},
+        {"key": "state_file_name_suffix", "value": ".log", "is_global": False},
+        {"key": "{{ cookiecutter.__project_slug_under }}_some_option", "value": "http://localhost:8000/api/query", "is_global": True},
+        {"key": "another_option", "value": "first", "is_global": True}
     ]
     # In all sections other than 'default' the following settings are known and accepted. We silently ignore other
     # settings. We use 'is_mandatory' to determine if we have to raise errors on missing settings.
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ class ConfigParser(
 
 ini_defaults = []
 internal_defaults = {default["key"]: default["value"] for default in CONST.CFG_KNOWN_DEFAULTS}
+internal_globals = [default["key"] for default in CONST.CFG_KNOWN_DEFAULTS if default["is_global"]]
 config = ConfigParser(defaults=internal_defaults)
 config.read(CONST.CFG_DEFAULT_ABS_PATH)
 
@@ -106,14 +110,19 @@ def validate_default_section(
         sys.exit(1)
     if config.defaults():
         {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" -%}log.debug{%- else -%}print{%- endif %}(f"Symbol legend:\n"
-              {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" %}    {% endif %}f"* Global default from section '[{config_obj.default_section}]'\n"
+              {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" %}    {% endif %}f"* Default from section '[{config_obj.default_section}]'\n"
+              {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" %}    {% endif %}f": Global option from '[{config_obj.default_section}]', can not be overridden in local sections\n"
               {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" %}    {% endif %}f"~ Local option, doesn't exist in '[{config_obj.default_section}]'\n"
               {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" %}    {% endif %}f"+ Local override of a value from '[{config_obj.default_section}]'\n"
-              {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" %}    {% endif %}f"= Local override, same value as in '[{config_obj.default_section}]'")
+              {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" %}    {% endif %}f"= Local override, same value as in '[{config_obj.default_section}]'\n"
+              {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" %}    {% endif %}f"# Local attempt at overriding a global, will be ignored")
         {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" -%}log.debug{%- else -%}print{%- endif %}(print_section_header(config_obj.default_section))
         for default in config_obj.defaults():
             ini_defaults.append({default: config_obj[config_obj.default_section][default]})
-            {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" -%}log.debug{%- else -%}print{%- endif %}(f"* {default} = {config_obj[config_obj.default_section][default]}")
+            if default in internal_globals:
+                {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" -%}log.debug{%- else -%}print{%- endif %}(f": {default} = {config_obj[config_obj.default_section][default]}")
+            else:
+                {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" -%}log.debug{%- else -%}print{%- endif %}(f"* {default} = {config_obj[config_obj.default_section][default]}")
     else:
         {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" -%}log.debug{%- else -%}print{%- endif %}(f"No defaults defined")
 
@@ -133,6 +142,11 @@ def is_default(
     return any(config_key in ini_default for ini_default in ini_defaults)
 
 
+def is_global(
+        config_key: str) -> bool:
+    return config_key in internal_globals
+
+
 def is_same_as_default(
         config_kv_pair: dict) -> bool:
     return config_kv_pair in ini_defaults
@@ -149,11 +163,17 @@ def validate_config_sections(
         else:
             for key in config_obj.options(this_section, no_defaults=True):
                 kv_prefix = "~"
-                if is_default(key):
+                remove_from_section = False
+                if is_global(key):
+                    kv_prefix = "#"
+                    remove_from_section = True
+                elif is_default(key):
                     kv_prefix = "+"
                     if is_same_as_default({key: config_obj[this_section][key]}):
                         kv_prefix = "="
                 {% if cookiecutter.rich_logging == "yes" -%}log.debug{%- else -%}print{%- endif %}(f"{kv_prefix} {key} = {config_obj[this_section][key]}")
+                if remove_from_section:
+                    config_obj.remove_option(this_section, key)
 {%- endif %}