PY.Env

Import environment variables from your .env file or run as command line tool; PyDotEnv Cli.

• Python 2 & 3
• Command line tool

How to use

git clone https://github.com/ableinc/pyenv.git
cd pyenv
pip install .

Now import into any python project you have

from dotenv import load_env
load_env()

or

load_env('.myEnvFile')

or

envObj = load_env_object()
envObj['myEnv']

That's it!

Test

Run this to see a working example

python test.py

StringIO

You can load your local .env file as a StringIO object. By default you are responsible for closing the StringIO object. Though, There is an option to auto close upon program termination.

stringObj = load_env(stringIO = True, auto_close = True)
contents = stringObj.getvalue()

Command Line Tool

You can use PyEnv as a command line tool. All the same features apply. It would be common to use the client tool for the Dictionary & StringIO features of PyEnv.

You can run a command that requires your local environment variables with PyEnv command line tool. Your variables will only exist in that one instance.

 pyenv --command 'echo $MY_VARIABLE'

Usage: pyenv [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -f, --envpath PATH      Location of .env file, defaults to .env in current
                          working directory  [required]
  -c, --command TEXT      Run a command that requires local enviornment
                          variables for one instance
  -l, --loadobj BOOLEAN   Load .env file as object instead of environment
                          variable
  -s, --stringio BOOLEAN  Load .env file as StringIO object instead of
                          environment variable
  -v, --verbose BOOLEAN   Verbose
  -i, --ignore BOOLEAN    Ignore special characters in variable values
  --version               Show the version and exit.
  --help                  Show this message and exit.