.env.python.local Direct
API_KEY = os.getenv('API_KEY') In this example, the .env.python.local file stores environment variables for the database and API key. The settings.py file loads the environment variables using the dotenv package and uses them to configure the application.
DB_HOST = os.getenv('DB_HOST') DB_USER = os.getenv('DB_USER') DB_PASSWORD = os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD') DB_NAME = os.getenv('DB_NAME') .env.python.local
import os
DB_HOST=localhost DB_USER=myuser DB_PASSWORD=mypassword DB_NAME=mydb API_KEY = os
API_KEY=myapikey