.env.python.local

db_host = os.getenv('DB_HOST') db_port = os.getenv('DB_PORT') db_username = os.getenv('DB_USERNAME') db_password = os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD')

pip install python-dotenv

| Approach | When to use | |----------|-------------| | | CI/CD, production servers | | django-environ with .env | Django-specific projects | | Python config.py module | Simple scripts without secrets | | Vault/Secrets Manager | Production secrets management | | .bashrc / *.profile | Shell-wide variables (not project-specific) | .env.python.local

Wait—why ignore .env as well? Because for maximum security, you should actually commit a .env.example file instead of the real .env . But if you choose to commit a safe .env (without secrets), then only ignore *.local . db_host = os

load_dotenv() # Loads the .env file

Create a .env.python.local file in the same directory as your .env file. This file will store local environment variables that override or add to the ones in .env . load_dotenv() # Loads the