testing django-environ

Author: daniel-gray-tangent

.github/workflows/testing.yml

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ jobs:
           pip install django==5.0.2
           pip install django-extensions
           pip install ruff
+          pip django-environ
       - name: Run linting tools
         run: |
           cd app/
           ruff format .
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
-          cp .env.testing .env
           cp .env.testing app/.env
           cd app/
           ls -al

app/app/settings.py

@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import environ
+
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
+# Take environment variables from .env file
+environ.Env.read_env(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ".env"))
+
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/howto/deployment/checklist/