.env.python.local

The primary purpose of .env.python.local is to provide a convenient way to store and manage environment variables that are specific to a local development environment. This file is usually not committed to version control, ensuring that sensitive information such as API keys, database credentials, or other secrets are not exposed.

# Environment mode (development, staging, production, testing) ENVIRONMENT=development DEBUG=True .env.python.local

.env.python.local is a used primarily in Python projects (often with Django, Flask, or other frameworks using python-dotenv or django-environ ). It stores environment variables for a local development environment , overriding settings in generic .env files. The primary purpose of

API_KEY = os.getenv('API_KEY')