.env.python.local

– When you don't need to modify os.environ but just need configuration values, use dotenv_values() which returns a dictionary without modifying the environment.

load_dotenv()

The .env file usually contains key-value pairs, one per line, in the format VARIABLE_NAME=VALUE . For example: .env.python.local

import os from dotenv import load_dotenv # Load .env.python.local specifically dotenv_path = '.env.python.local' if os.path.exists(dotenv_path): load_dotenv(dotenv_path) # Access variables db_url = os.getenv("DATABASE_URL") api_key = os.getenv("API_KEY") print(f"Connecting to: db_url") Use code with caution. Advanced Strategies: Priority Management – When you don't need to modify os

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