Always use a .gitignore file

If you are dealing with .env files, always (!) use a .gitignore file. This file will tell git to ignore certain files in a project. If your project has a .env file in the root of the project, you should add the following line to your .gitignore file.

.env

Most common .gitignore files for Python project should ignore this file per default, but if you are making your own .gitignore file, make sure to add this line. This should prevent you from accidentally pushing sensitive information to a repository.