I used dotenv module installed with pip On Wed, 2 Mar 2022, 04:43 Adeyemi Deji, <[email protected]> wrote:
> I also get this error anytime I deploy. It works on developments mode. I > suspect the error coming as a result of adding .env to .gitignore, which > doesn't reflect on GitHub and heroku doesn't have access to .env file. Pls > how do I sort this out? > > Thanks in advance for your help > > On Wed, 2 Mar 2022, 04:25 Mike Dewhirst, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 2/03/2022 9:00 am, Dev femibadmus wrote: >> >> Do u create the variable SECRET_KEY if no copy ur secret_key e.g >> "hdFgBv&$..." and create variable SECRET_KEY in ur env which could be or is >> ur hosting platform and give the value as ur secret_key >> >> On Sun, Feb 27, 2022, 21:19 Valdinia - Office <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On W10 I defined an environment variable: SECRET_KEY >>> In shell I can read the key: >>> >>> *>>> import os* >>> *>>> os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY')* >>> 'mysecretkey...' >>> >>> But when I'm doing the same thing in *settings.py* I get: >>> >>> \lib\site-packages\django\conf\__init__.py", line 90, in __getattr__ >>> raise >>> *ImproperlyConfigured("The SECRET_KEY setting must not be empty.") >>> django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: The SECRET_KEY setting must >>> not be empty.* >>> >>> I found all sorts of solutions, but none works for my app. What should I >>> do? >>> >> >> SECRET_KEY belongs in settings.py as a string >> >> Therefore, if you wish to avoid putting it in there directly (as we all >> do) you must call a function which returns a string. >> >> SECRET_KEY = get_secret_key() >> >> ... where you write get_secret_key() to pull it from the environment or a >> file somewhere which is not in your repository. >> >> In my case, I wrote get_creds() as a general purpose retriever of >> credentials and other bits and pieces which don't belong in the repository >> and/or change between servers, eg., staging vs production vs development >> etc. I keep those credentials in separate files in a standard location on >> every server. >> >> That is only suitable for servers I control. >> >> Cheers >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> >> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Django users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/4afcfd9b-da0f-472e-b5d7-6339088bc4f6n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/4afcfd9b-da0f-472e-b5d7-6339088bc4f6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAD9bWYyaM2pfg_dvyxk_-UtAqOSi7viT51mX4OxwomFW9sU7Bg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAD9bWYyaM2pfg_dvyxk_-UtAqOSi7viT51mX4OxwomFW9sU7Bg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> >> -- >> Signed email is an absolute defence against phishing. This email has >> been signed with my private key. If you import my public key you can >> automatically decrypt my signature and be sure it came from me. Just >> ask and I'll send it to you. Your email software can handle signing. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/3b40c474-72c3-ced9-ecb7-fd1348845d00%40dewhirst.com.au >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/3b40c474-72c3-ced9-ecb7-fd1348845d00%40dewhirst.com.au?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAEO1Grpje48552nNfo%2BfhMrP3bXiRchimBtzUQWac1Ow%2BtoJiw%40mail.gmail.com.
