3 ways of working with config files

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Usage

Create virtual env virtualenv venv

Activate virtual env source venv/bin/activate

Install packages pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Commands to run for each option

Example of configuration in the python code (this is NOT recommended)

• python3 1_in_py_file/main.py or

1. Python dotenv .env

Example of configuration in a .env file

• python3 2_in_dotenv/main.py or

2. Box to read .yaml

Example of configuration in a .yaml file and reading via Box

• python3 3_in_json_or_yaml/main_box.py or

3. Hydra to read .yaml

Example of configuration in a .yaml file and reading via Hydra

• python3 3_in_json_or_yaml/main_hydra.py