How To Secure Variables In Python Using .env File

Published: 15 April 2023
on channel: Toddomation

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Do you need variables that you don't want to expose in your Python code? Things like usernames, passwords, API tokens and other sensitive data? Does your code need certain variables defined in order to run? Don't statically enter this information, exposing things you don't want people to see. Instead you can call variables from a .env file using the Python Decouple package. I'll show you exactly how to setup your code to be more secure and modular.
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Lookback at using OS Environment Vars
02:22 Example .env file as a helper
03:23 Creating the .env file
04:09 Adding the .env file to .gitignore
04:42 Using decouple in a Python file
06:22 Setting default values in decouple
06:39 Using cast=Csc() to return a list

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