python vscode environment variables not available

Question

I have attempted to follow the directions for environment variables in my project and thought I was doing the correct thing but it does not appear to be working when debugging my python code in vscode.

I have a launch.json for a project in .vscode/

{
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    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Python: Current File",
            "type": "python",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${file}",
            "console": "integratedTerminal",
            "justMyCode": true,
            "envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/dev.env"
        }
    ]
}

and a dev.env file in my project root

PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
PASSWORD=abc123
DEBUG_SSO=user.name
CELERY_DEBUG=True
SEND_MAIL=True

when I hit a breakpoint and do "os.getenv('PASSWORD')" it returns None, even though the variable is set in dev.env.

Any idea what is wrong with this configuration?

Answer 1

This may be due to the relative path being unrecognized. Add this line to the file "launch.json" : "cwd": "${fileDirname}"