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lambert pouguem
lambert pouguem

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Loading .env in python

Software engineering best practices require storing sensitive data such as usernames , passwords or access token to a .env file.

  • Create a file named .env. Write all environment variables in your .env file.

  • Import and use the following packages.
    import os
    from dotenv import load_dotenv , find_dotenv
    load_dotenv(find_dotenv)
    username = os.environ.get("USERNAME",None)
    password =os.environ.get("PASSWORD",None)

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