Dotenv Python Packages

python-dotenv

Reads key-value pairs from a .env file and can set them as environment variables. It helps in developing applications following the 12-factor principles.

django-dotenv

Loads environment variables from .env

dotenv-linter

:relaxed: Linting dotenv files like a charm!

poetry-dotenv-plugin

A Poetry plugin to automatically load environment variables from .env files

dump-env

A utility tool to create .env files

cattrs-env

A tool for parsing and validating env vars using cattrs

poetry-plugin-dotenv

⚙️ poetry-plugin-dotenv - is the plugin that automatically loads environment variables from a dotenv file into the environment before poetry commands are run

dotenv-cli

Executes commands with environment variables set from .env file. Zero dependencies.

python-dotenv-vault

Load environment variables from encrypted .env.vault files

typenv

Typed environment variable parsing for Python

python-dotenv-run

Run command with environment configured with python-dotenv

stela

Organize your project settings and secrets with ease

murk-secrets

Encrypted secrets manager for developers — one file, age encryption, git-friendly

envstack

layered, structural environment management

env-proxy

Typed access to environment variables in Python — declarative config classes with validation, freezing, custom converters, and .env template generation.

fastenv

⚙️ Unified environment variable and settings management for FastAPI and beyond 🚀

gconfigs

gConfigs - Configuration helper for Python applications

envilder

🚀 Envilder centralizes cloud secrets (AWS SSM, Azure Key Vault) into your app runtime. CLI, GitHub Action, and native SDKs for .NET, Python, and more. Zero vendor lock-in, no SaaS middleman. Your secrets stay in your cloud.

yaenv

Yet another dotenv parser for Python

dotenvplus

Dotenv parser with automatic type conversion, variable interpolation, and multiline support. Zero dependencies.

envex

Environment interface with (optionally encrypted) .env with hashicorp vault support

envseal-vault

envseal is a CLI tool that scans .env* files across multiple repositories, normalizes them, and syncs them into a centralized Git-backed vault as SOPS-encrypted dotenv files, providing safe key-only diffs and versioned rollback.

aifence

Protect sensitive files from AI coding tools. One command to generate protection configs for Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and Windsurf.

json-dotenv

Manipulate and extract envfiles in json format.