Save variable on computer

Question

For my first project in Python I am trying to create a Discord bot. My project is on a GitHub repo on public. Obviously I don't want my private bot key be accessible by anyone. I was wondering if there is a way for me to declare a variable on my local disk where I can put my key and just access it from my project. This way, anyone can consult my repo without having access to my key.

Thanks

There's two commonly used options... Environment variables or a `token.json` file. — blackbrandt, Sep 09 '21 at 17:23
To add to the previous comment, please also make sure to create a `.gitignore` file. — moinierer3000, Sep 09 '21 at 17:24

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 09 '21 at 17:27

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You need to save the key to some form of persistent memory. For this you can simply save a file on your hard drive and read it when your script starts.

def main():
    bot_key = ''
    with open('./discord_key.txt', 'r') as f: bot_key = f.read()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

answered Sep 09 '21 at 17:27

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but you have to make sure that you update the gitgnore file – chess_lover_6 Sep 10 '21 at 18:32

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