How to manage configuration files when collaborating?

Question

I\'m writing a short script with a few simple variables at the top of the page. I want to work on them with a friend, but we aren\'t sure how to manage the variables needing

Answer 1

Nowadays I use ENV vars for example in python/django, you can also add defaults to them. In the context of docker I can save the ENV vars in a docker-compose.yml file or an extra file which is ignored in version control.

# settings.py
import os
DEBUG = os.getenv('DJANGO_DEBUG') == 'True'
EMAIL_HOST = os.environ.get('DJANGO_EMAIL_HOST', 'localhost')