python dottennv module 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: how to uninstall python-dotenv

import os
from pathlib import Path
from dotenv import load_dotenv

# Get the base directory
basepath = Path()
basedir = str(basepath.cwd())
# Load the environment variables
envars = basepath.cwd() / '.env'
load_dotenv(envars)
# Read an environment variable.
SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY')