PYTHON-DOTENV(1)

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version 1.2.1 · 5 versions
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PYTHON-DOTENV(1) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the User Commands section, this is the python-dotenv manual page and honestly? she's a whole vibe. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

python-dotenv — the .env file manipulator. that's it, that's the girl. she sets, she gets, she unsets. queen behavior. 👑

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

python-dotenv [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

like yes, options first, then the command, then the args for that command. order matters, i don't make the rules (she does). 💅

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so basically this script is used to set, get or unset values from a .env file. that's the whole job. no cap. 🫶

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -f, --file PATH — tells her where the .env file is at. if you don't say anything, she just assumes there's a .env file chillin' in the current working directory. lowkey default behavior. 🍓
  • -q, --quote [always|never|auto] — do we quote the variable values or not, that's the question. the default mode is always. and heads up bestie, this does not affect parsing. nope. not even a little. 🙈
  • -e, --export BOOLEAN — whether to write the dot file as an executable bash script. yep, executable. bash. script. iconic tbh. 🧚
  • --version — shows the version and dips. that's it. 💖
  • --help — shows this message and exits. the classic. the moment. 🌈

💜 Commands: 💜

  • get — retrieve the value for the given key. go get your girl (the value). 🫶
  • list — display all the stored key/value pairs. show them off, they're all main characters. ⭐
  • run — run a command with the environment variables present. she's coming WITH you. 🔥
  • set — store the given key/value. put it in the vault bestie. 💅
  • unset — removes the given key. gone. deleted. not me erasing your ex. 💀
fr fr, that's the whole page — every flag, every command, nothing skipped, nothing made up. periodt. 👑

🌸 that's a wrap on python-dotenv version 1.2.1-2, dated March 2026. ty for coming to my ted talk, love u, mwah 💖✨🎀🦋

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