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cleared up confusion for from_envvar

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Nick Zaccardi 11 years ago
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@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ string it will import it) and then look for all uppercase variables
defined there. In our case, the configuration we just wrote a few lines
of code above. You can also move that into a separate file.
Usually, it is a good idea to load a configuration from a configurable
file. This is what :meth:`~flask.Config.from_envvar` can do, replacing the
:meth:`~flask.Config.from_object` line above::
Usually, it is a good idea to load a separate, environment specific
configuration file. Flask allows you to import multiple configurations and it
will use the setting defined in the last import. This enables robust
configuration setups. :meth:`~flask.Config.from_envvar` can help achieve this.
app.config.from_envvar('FLASKR_SETTINGS', silent=True)
That way someone can set an environment variable called
:envvar:`FLASKR_SETTINGS` to specify a config file to be loaded which will then
override the default values. The silent switch just tells Flask to not complain
Simply define the environment variable :envvar:`FLASKR_SETTINGS` that points to
a config file to be loaded. The silent switch just tells Flask to not complain
if no such environment key is set.
The `secret_key` is needed to keep the client-side sessions secure.

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