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Environment Variables
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Best practice holds that variables should be passed to graphs via environment variables.
Doing this is important for keeping sensitive data out of the code - such as an
API token or username and password used to access a database. Not only is this
approach more secure, it also makes graphs more flexible by allowing adjustments
for a variety of environments and contexts. Importantly, environment variables
are also the means by-which arguments can be passed to graphs.
Passing / Setting Environment Variables
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The recommended way to set environment variables for a given graph is simply to use
the optional ``--env`` argument when running bonobo from the shell (bash, command prompt, etc).
``--env`` (or ``-e`` for short) should then be followed by the variable name and value using the
syntax `VAR_NAME=VAR_VALUE`. Multiple environment variables can be passed by using
multiple ``--env`` / ``-e`` flags.
Example:
.. code-block:: bash
# Using one environment variable via --env flag:
bonobo run csvsanitizer --env SECRET_TOKEN=secret123
# Using multiple environment variables via -e (env) flag:
bonobo run csvsanitizer -e SRC_FILE=inventory.txt -e DST_FILE=inventory_processed.csv
# Using one environment variable in bash (*bash only):
SECRET_TOKEN=secret123 bonobo run csvsanitizer
# Using multiple environment variables in bash (*bash only):
SRC_FILE=inventory.txt DST_FILE=inventory_processed.csv bonobo run csvsanitizer
Accessing Environment Variables from within the Graph Context
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Environment variables, whether global or only for the scope of the graph,
can be can be accessed using any of the normal means. It is important to note
that whether set globally for the system or just for the graph context,
environment variables are accessed by bonobo in the same way. In the example
below the database user and password are accessed via the ``os`` module's ``getenv``
function and used to get data from the database.
.. code-block:: python
import os
from bonobo import Graph, run
def extract():
database_user = os.getenv('DB_USER')
database_password = os.getenv('DB_PASS')
# ...
# (connect to database using database_user and database_password)
# (get data from database)
# ...
return database_data
def load(database_data: dict):
for k, v in database_data.items():
print('{key} = {value}'.format(key=k, value=v))
graph = Graph(extract, load)
if __name__ == '__main__':
run(graph)