django-getenv 1.3.2

Introduction

If you’re using django-dotenv to get the most out of your .env file, you want to use the values there in your Django project’s settings.

It will convert boolean, integer and float values to their native Python types.

There’s nothing here that is Django specific, but I’m using it with Django so that’s what I’ve called it.

Installation

pip install django-getenv

Usage

In your settings.py file (or equivalent), add:

from getenv import env

Then to read in your environment variables, do this:

SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY")

If you want to provide a default (in case the environment variable isn’t set), try:

SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY", "a_secret_key")

You can also use getenv in a template:

::

{% load getenv %}

Current path: {% getenv “PATH” %}

For best results, mix with django-dotenv and dj-database-url.

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