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1. 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.

2. Email the Python script to DataSelf.

3. Sent Send credentials outside of email (e.g., text).

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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

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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import os

body={
 "name" : "gshuabcd",
 "password" : os.getenv('CONNECTEDACME_ACUSCRIPT_APINAME_PASSWORD'), #Modify this to get password
 "company" : "ConnectedACME",
 "branch" : "2J1",
 "locale" : "en-US"
}

def get_metrc_encoding():
    vendor_key = os.getenv('AcmeACME_ACUSCRIPT_APINAME_VENDOR_KEY')  # Modify this to get vendor key
    user_key = os.getenv('AcmeACME_ACUSCRIPT_APINAME_USER_KEY')  # Modify this to get user key
    encoding_str = f"{vendor_key}:{user_key}"
    encoding = base64.b64encode(encoding_str.encode())
    encoding = encoding.decode('ASCII')
    return encoding

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<CLIENTNAME>_<SCRIPT_NAME>_<VARIABLENAMVARIABLENAME>.

For example: AcmeACME_ACUSCRIPT_APINAME_PASSWORD, AcmeACME_ACUSCRIPT_APINAME_VENDOR_KEY, AcmeACME_ACUSCRIPT_APINAME_USER_KEY

Related Pages

• Create Windows Environment Variables with PowerShell

• https://www.w3schools.com/python/ref_os_getenv.asp Python os.getenv() Method