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# config.py from pydantic import BaseSettings

: It separates sensitive data like API keys, database passwords, or environment-specific URLs from your actual code. .env.python.local

Jonas explained the team’s ritual. During onboarding, each developer populated their personal .env.python.local from secure storage. That file let the local server behave just like production: authentication endpoints, debug toggles, feature flags. It made stepping through code reliable without exposing actual secrets in version control. # config

.env :

: You can keep sensitive credentials (like your personal AWS keys or Stripe secrets) out of GitHub. .env.python.local