dotenv-azd allows seamless integration of Azure Developer CLI (azd) environment variables into your Python applications without the need to manually export them to an .env file. This can greatly enhance productivity and reduce potential errors, allowing for a smoother development experience.
It leverages the azd CLI and the python-dotenv library.
Integrating azd environment variables directly into your Python applications can streamline your development process. By avoiding the manual export to .env files, you can reduce overhead and minimize mistakes. This is especially useful when switching between different azd environments.
pip install dotenv-azdCreate a new AZD env if you don't have one yet and set an initial variable value:
azd init MY_AZD_ENV
azd env set VAR1 OVERRIDEIn your Python code:
from dotenv_azd import load_azd_env
from os import getenv, environ
environ['VAR1'] = 'INITIAL'
load_azd_env()
print(getenv('AZURE_ENV_NAME')) # prints 'MY_AZD_ENV', loaded from azd env
print(getenv('VAR1')) # prints 'INITIAL', was already in Python envYou can also override variables in Python env:
load_azd_env(override=True)
print(getenv('VAR1')) # prints 'OVERRIDE', loaded from azd env, overriding Python envIf you want to ignore errors when azd is not initialized or no azd environment is active, you can use the quiet parameter. This is useful when integrating with azd while avoiding dependency on it.
load_azd_env(quiet=True)The traditional approach to integrate azd environment variables is to export them to a .env file and load that file:
azd env get-values > .envThis approach can create variable quoting issues and might lead to stale variables when switching between environments using azd select.
dotenv-azd is distributed under the terms of the MIT license.