.env.python.local Jun 2026

When loading the environment profiles, load the generic file first and follow it with the specific .local file. Pass override=True to ensure the local file takes precedence.

load_dotenv('.env.local', override=True)

: Standard environment variables shared across the local development team. .env.python.local

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# ========================================== # THIRD-PARTY SERVICES # ========================================== # Sentry (Error Tracking) SENTRY_DSN=https://example@sentry.io/12345 When loading the environment profiles, load the generic

if os.getenv('ENVIRONMENT') == 'production': load_dotenv('.env') else: load_dotenv('.env') load_dotenv('.env.local', override=True)

# settings.py import environ

Typical load order in many projects:

If you change a value in your .env.python.local file but Python still reads the old value, you might need to restart your terminal, virtual environment, or IDE. Some development servers cache environment variables upon boot. Standard .env values are overwriting local values Standard

: Environment-specific files containing non-sensitive default configurations for targeted deployment tiers.