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Using API Keys in Python

Securely store and use API keys in Python projects

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Using API Keys in Python

  1. Create a file named constants.py.
  2. Create an API_KEY variable in constants.py and assign it your API key.
  3. import constants in the python script that needs the API key.
  4. Create api_key = constants.API_KEY in script.
  5. Add constants.py to .gitignore.