.env.python.local

For polyglot projects or microservices, you can extend this pattern:

In your Python code, you would load the shared file first, then your specific local overrides.

# .env.python.local
FLASK_APP=app.py
FLASK_ENV=development
SECRET_KEY=dev-key

# app.py
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv('.env.python.local')
from flask import Flask
app = Flask(name)
app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY')
 .env.python.local

# config.py
from pydantic import BaseSettings
class Settings(BaseSettings):
database_url: str
secret_key: str
debug: bool = False For polyglot projects or microservices, you can extend
class Config:
    env_file = ".env.python.local"
    env_file_encoding = "utf-8"

settings = Settings()

Create a .env file in the root of your project to store environment variables that are shared across different environments.