python-decouple VS python-dotenv

Compare python-decouple vs python-dotenv and see what are their differences.

python-decouple

Strict separation of config from code. (by HBNetwork)

python-dotenv

Reads key-value pairs from a .env file and can set them as environment variables. It helps in developing applications following the 12-factor principles. (by theskumar)
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python-decouple python-dotenv
8 27
2,660 6,983
1.1% -
3.1 5.1
2 months ago 13 days ago
Python Python
MIT License BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
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python-decouple

Posts with mentions or reviews of python-decouple. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-25.

python-dotenv

Posts with mentions or reviews of python-dotenv. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-03.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing python-decouple and python-dotenv you can also consider the following projects:

django-environ - Django-environ allows you to utilize 12factor inspired environment variables to configure your Django application.

ConfigParser

django-dotenv - Loads environment variables from .env

dynaconf - Configuration Management for Python ⚙

hydra - Hydra is a framework for elegantly configuring complex applications

environs - simplified environment variable parsing

django-split-settings - Organize Django settings into multiple files and directories. Easily override and modify settings. Use wildcards and optional settings files.