[configparser] saving passwords etc in a ini file and pulling it into a script later. python code and sample config.ini file. See https://docs.python.org/3/library/configparser.html

config.ini

# see https://docs.python.org/3/library/configparser.html for deets

[twitter]

c_key = secret_secret_something
c_secret = secret_secret_something

a_token = secret_secret_something
a_secret = secret_secret_something

[AirVisual]

api_key = secret_secret_something

reading_a_config_file.py

# api keys are in config.ini to keep them out of github
import configparser

config = configparser.ConfigParser()
config.read('config.ini')

# print out the sections in the config file
print(f'The config file has the following sections: {config.sections()}')

try:
    air_visual_api_key = config['AirVisual']["api_key"]
except KeyError:
    print("Missing Key AirVisual in the config_air.ini file")

if air_visual_api_key is not None:
    print("Successfully imported airvisual api key")