PyYAML VS python-dotenv

Compare PyYAML vs python-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)
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PyYAML

Posts with mentions or reviews of PyYAML. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

We haven't tracked posts mentioning PyYAML yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

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 PyYAML and python-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

django-dotenv - Loads environment variables from .env

dynaconf - Configuration Management for Python ⚙

hydra - Hydra is a framework for elegantly configuring complex applications

vcspull - 🔄 Synchronize projects via yaml/json manifest. Built using `libvcs`.

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

libvcs - ⚙️ Lite, typed, pythonic utilities for git, svn, mercurial, etc.

Kaitai Struct - Kaitai Struct: declarative language to generate binary data parsers in C++ / C# / Go / Java / JavaScript / Lua / Nim / Perl / PHP / Python / Ruby