python-dotenv
Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications.
Dev workflow and config PyPI BSD-3-Clause
Used in agent projects
828
6.5% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#2 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
156M
PyPI, last 7 days, python-dotenv
GitHub stars
8,898
last push Oct 1, 2026
How python-dotenv is used
python-dotenv is a dependency in 828 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (6.5%), #2 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use Requests (50.0%), Pydantic (46.3%), Uvicorn (38.9%). It is more common in projects set up for Roo Code (11.5%) than for OpenAI Codex (4.2%).
Often used with python-dotenv
| Requests | 50.0% of python-dotenv projects · 9.4× more than average |
|---|---|
| Pydantic | 46.3% of python-dotenv projects · 9.0× more than average |
| Uvicorn | 38.9% of python-dotenv projects · 9.1× more than average |
| FastAPI | 36.5% of python-dotenv projects · 8.6× more than average |
| solders | 32.2% of python-dotenv projects · 9.7× more than average |
| NumPy | 31.4% of python-dotenv projects · 8.2× more than average |
| pandas | 28.0% of python-dotenv projects · 9.3× more than average |
| aiohttp | 27.3% of python-dotenv projects · 11.7× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 9.6% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 7.0% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 7.5% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 5.0% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 7.7% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 4.2% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 5.0% of projects set up for it |
| Roo Code | 11.5% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list python-dotenv as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install python-dotenv |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (812), Next.js (11), Other (2), React Native / Expo (2) |
| Example projects | dramaclaw/dramaclaw, The-Swarm-Corporation/AutoHedge, Josh-XT/AGiXT, imbue-bit/AlphaGPT, prompt-security/ps-fuzz |
Alternatives to python-dotenv
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |
| rimraf npm Cross-platform delete directories and files recursively like Unix rm -rf command. |
230 (1.8%) | 16M | 5,855 | BlueOak-1.0.0 |