python environment variables file code example

Example 1: dotenv python

# Install dotenv via:
pip3 install python-dotenv

# Load .env file using:
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()

# Use the variable with:
import os
os.getenv("ACCESS_KEY")

Example 2: python create environment variable

import os
os.environ['variable_name'] = 'variable_value'