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	=== Accessing the ~~variables~~ ===		=== Accessing the Variables ===
	==== Python and Flask ====		==== Python and Flask ====
	To access your environment variables from ~~python~~ you will ~~nee~~ to load them first using the <code>dotenv</code> package and the operating system environment with <code>os</code>.		To access your environment variables from Python you will need to load them first using the <code>dotenv</code> package and the operating system environment with <code>os</code>.
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	{{Info\|You can add the following code to your ".~~htacess~~" file as an extra explicit instruction for Apache to restrict access}}		{{Info\|You can add the following code to your ".htaccess" file as an extra explicit instruction for Apache to restrict access}}
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	#hide .env files from http access		#hide .env files from http access

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Configuring Environmental Variables

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__FORCETOC__
== Python ==
For Python, Flask, and Django, place your environment variables in a ".env" file located in your app's root directory. This is the same directory that contains your ".htaccess" file. The web server will restrict remote access to this file.

This file should be a list of key/value pairs similar to:
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DEV_ENV=development
SECRET_API_KEY=***my_secret_key***
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{{Info|You can add the following code to your ".htacess" file as an extra explicit instruction for Apache to restrict access}}
<pre>
#hide .env files from http access
<FilesMatch "\.env">
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
</pre>

=== Accessing the variables ===
==== Python and Flask ====
To access your environment variables from python you will nee to load them first using the <code>dotenv</code> package and the operating system environment with <code>os</code>.
<pre>
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from os import environ
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You will need to give load_dotenv the path to your ".env" file and then access the variables.
<pre>
#replace MY_USER_ID and MY_APP_DIR with your account root and app directory
load_dotenv("/home/MY_USER_ID.helioho.st/MY_APP_DIR/.env")

my_dev_environment = os.environ.get("DEV_ENV") # "development"
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Configuring Environment - Revision history

KazVee: Add missing letter 'd' from 'need', capitalize 'Python' and 'Variables' in header, and add 'Category:Tutorials' tag to bottom of page

Krydos: /* Python */ .htaccess was missing a c

Dkobrin: /*Configuring Environmental Variables*/

Dkobrin: /Configuring Environmental Variables/