joke2k/django-environ

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django-environ is a Python package that lets you configure Django applications using environment variables following the Twelve-Factor methodology. It provides type casting, .env file loading, and URL parsing for database, cache, and email connection strings.

Use cases

• manage django settings with environment variables
• load configuration from a .env file in django
• parse database url strings into django database settings
• apply twelve-factor app configuration to django
• cast environment variables to bools, ints, and lists in django settings
• keep secrets like secret_key out of django source code

When to choose

• you want 12factor-style environment-based configuration for a Django project
• you need to parse DATABASE_URL or CACHE_URL style connection strings into Django settings
• you want typed casting and defaults for environment variables in settings.py

When to avoid

• you are not using Django (consider python-dotenv or pydantic-settings instead)
• you prefer file-based or static settings without environment variables
• you need configuration management for non-Python infrastructure

Facets

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configuration-management developer-tools web-development developer-tools backend python django environment-variables twelve-factor settings env-file 12factor web-server

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