.env file not detected after version >=1.14.0

[PaulinCharliquart]

hi,

I have a file named .env in my app folder not detected while deploying or writing the manifest.

Reproducible example:

mkdir app
touch app/.env app/main.py
pip install rsconnect-python==1.16.0 # or >=1.14.0
rsconnect write-manifest streamlit app
grep ".env" app/manifest.json # nothing found


# with 1.10.0
pip install rsconnect-python==1.10.0
rsconnect write-manifest streamlit app --overwrite
grep ".env" app/manifest.json

kind regards,
Paulin

[bcwu]

Hi @PaulinCharliquart, *.env files can be included in a deployment manually by including it as an extra file, like so:

rsconnect deploy streamlit -n my_server app app/.env

If this doesn't work for your workflow, we'll love to hear a bit more about your use case and how we can make it easier. The reason we've excluded .env files is because they often include secrets that users may not want to be included automatically.

[PaulinCharliquart]

hi @bcwu,

Thank for you answer!

When I runthis command, I have an error:

mkdir app
touch app/.env app/main.py
pip install rsconnect-python==1.16.0
rsconnect write-manifest streamlit app app/.env

# Results:
> Checking arguments...                            [OK]
> Inspecting Python environment...                 [OK]
> Creating manifest.json...                        [ERROR]
Error: ../.env must be under app.

Can I add extra files with write_manifest?

regards,
Paulin

[bcwu]

hi @bcwu,

Thank for you answer!

When I runthis command, I have an error:

mkdir app
touch app/.env app/main.py
pip install rsconnect-python==1.16.0
rsconnect write-manifest streamlit app app/.env

# Results:
> Checking arguments...                            [OK]
> Inspecting Python environment...                 [OK]
> Creating manifest.json...                        [ERROR]
Error: ../.env must be under app.

Can I add extra files with write_manifest?

regards, Paulin

It looks like write_manifest include extras is bugged at the moment when we try to include the extra file from outside the folder. Here is the temporary workaround by cd into the app directory before executing the command.

cd app
rsconnect write-manifest streamlit ./ ./env

[PaulinCharliquart]

hi @bcwu,

Thanks for your help! Your workaround solves my issue.

regards,
Paulin

[bcwu]

fixed by #417