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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
flask-env
=========
-Easily set Flask settings from environment variables.
+Easily set `Flask `_ settings from environment variables.
The reason for using :code:`flask-env` is to be able to follow the `12-factor app `_ suggestions for configuring your application.
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Usage
With :code:`flask-env` you will define your configuration as an object and load it into your Flask application via `app.config.from_object `_ method.
-To use in Python 2:
+Python 2
+--------
.. code:: python
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ To use in Python 2:
app.config.from_object(Configuration)
-To use in Python 3:
+Python 3
+--------
.. code:: python
@@ -57,8 +59,20 @@ To use in Python 3:
app.config.from_object(Configuration)
-Configuration
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Overriding environment variables
+--------------------------------
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+ # Export environment variable for shell session
+ export DEBUG=true
+
+ # Set explicitly for a specific command execution
+ PORT=8000 python app.py
+
+
+Configuring flask-env
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
:code:`flask-env` offers two configuration options to determine how/which environment variables are loaded.
@@ -73,7 +87,10 @@ AS_JSON
(default: :code:`True`, example: :code:`AS_JSON = False`)
-Setting configuration values:
+Setting configuration values
+----------------------------
+
+You can set the :code:`flask-env` configuration settings directly on your Flask configuration object.
.. code:: python