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Use Python’s
os.getenv
method to replace constants and literal values of credentials and other secure values with calls to Window’s environment variables.(For testing on your computer see Create Windows Environment Variables with PowerShell
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Python’s os.getenv
method returns the value of the environment variable key, if it exists.(For testing on your computer see Create Windows Environment Variables with PowerShell)
os.getenv Usage
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import os # Retrieve the value of the PASSWORD environment variable password_credential = os.getenv('PASSWORD') print(f"Password credential: {password_credential}") # Optional Default if environment variable does not exist # Attempt to retrieve a non-existent environment variable with a default value custom_variable = os.getenv('CUSTOM_VARIABLE', 'default_value') print(f"Custom Variable: {custom_variable}") |
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