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    "## Setting up Environmental Variables\n",
    "Setting up environmental variables to hold secret keys is the best way to ensure no secret leaks of sensitive information."
   ]
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   "source": [
    "### Load Environmental Variables\n",
    "Load environmental variables one of the two following ways\n",
    "\n",
    "If set variables using `.env` file :"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "import os\n",
    "from dotenv import load_dotenv\n",
    "\n",
    "load_dotenv()\n",
    "\n",
    "os.getenv('ENV_KEY_NAME')  # Example: 'AZURE_API_KEY'"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "id": "f26123d2",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "If setting environmental variables with `source` or `set` :"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
   "id": "88c57e05",
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "import os\n",
    "\n",
    "os.getenv('ENV_KEY_NAME')  # Example: 'AZURE_API_KEY'"
   ]
  }
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