Load local .env file in dev mode (Will make same change to other projects)

app.py

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ from utils import count_prs_over_time, get_date_info, get_people_and_exercise_re
 from flask_htmx import HTMX
 import minify_html
 from urllib.parse import quote
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+# Load environment variables from .env file in non-production environments
+if os.environ.get('FLASK_ENV') != 'production':
+    load_dotenv()
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config.from_pyfile('config.py')

requirements.txt

@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ minify-html==0.10.3
 jinja2-fragments==0.3.0
 Werkzeug==2.2.2
 numpy==1.19.5
-pandas==1.3.1
+pandas==1.3.1
+python-dotenv==1.0.1