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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion bakerydemo/wsgi.py
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import dotenv
from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application

dotenv.read_dotenv(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), ".env"))
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According to https://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv

By default, load_dotenv() will:

  • Look for a .env file in the same directory as the Python script (or higher up the directory tree).

So I think we're fine without explicitly resolving to the .env file.

dotenv.load_dotenv()

os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "bakerydemo.settings.dev")

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion manage.py
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import dotenv

if __name__ == "__main__":
dotenv.read_dotenv()
dotenv.load_dotenv()

os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "bakerydemo.settings.dev")

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion readme.md
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The `bakerydemo/settings/local.py` file can be used to store local Django settings such as database connection details that need to be kept outside of version control.

Additionally, various settings can be controlled through environment variables. The [django-dotenv](https://github.com/jpadilla/django-dotenv) package is used to load these variables from a `.env` file in the project root.
Additionally, various settings can be controlled through environment variables. The [python-dotenv](https://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv) package is used to load these variables from a `.env` file in the project root.

### Note on demo search

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion requirements/base.txt
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Django>=6.0,<6.1
django-dotenv==1.4.2
python-dotenv==1.2.1
wagtail>=7.2,<7.3
wagtail-font-awesome-svg>=1,<2
django-debug-toolbar>=4.2,<5
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion vagrant/provision.sh
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# copy local settings file
cp $PROJECT_DIR/bakerydemo/settings/local.py.example $PROJECT_DIR/bakerydemo/settings/local.py
# add .env file for django-dotenv environment variable definitions
# add .env file for python-dotenv environment variable definitions
echo DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=$PROJECT_NAME.settings.dev > $PROJECT_DIR/.env

if [ -n "$USE_POSTGRESQL" ]
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