python-dotenv VS django-dotenv

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

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)

django-dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env (by jpadilla)
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python-dotenv django-dotenv
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BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License MIT License
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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.

django-dotenv

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

What are some alternatives?

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

python-decouple - Strict separation of config from code.

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

ConfigParser

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.

ConfigObj - Python 3+ compatible port of the configobj library

parse_it - A python library for parsing multiple types of config files, envvars & command line arguments that takes the headache out of setting app configurations.