Sweet package to allow the use of .env files to keep your variables in one place.
Install the latest version
pip install -U python-dotenv
Assuming you have created the .env file along-side your settings module.
├── .env
└── settings.py
Add the following code to your settings.py
# config.py
from os import environ, path
from dotenv import load_dotenv
basedir = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
load_dotenv(path.join(basedir, '.env'))
# OR
load_dotenv('path-to-env')
TESTING = True
DEBUG = True
FLASK_ENV = 'development'
SECRET_KEY = environ.get('SECRET_KEY')At this point, parsed key/value from the .env file is now present as system environment variable and they can be conveniently accessed via
environ.get():
# app.py
import os
import settings
SECRET_KEY = environ.get("EMAIL")
DATABASE_PWD = environ.get("DATABASE_PASSWORD")
# .env
SECRET_KEY=xxxxxx
DATABASE_PWD=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx