text: import os
  import sys
  import copy
  import re
  
  """
  Managing Django Environment Variables
  http://www.wellfireinteractive.com/blog/easier-12-factor-django/
  """
  
  def get(key, default=None):
      """Retrieves env vars and makes Python boolean replacements"""
      val = os.environ.get(key, default)
      
      if val == 'True':
          val = True
      elif val == 'False':
          val = False
      return val
  
  def read(env_file=".env"):
      """
      Pulled from Honcho code with minor updates, reads local default
      environment variables from a .env file located in the project root
      directory.
      """
      try:
          with open(env_file) as f:
              content = f.read()
  
      except IOError:
          content = ''
  
      for line in content.splitlines():
  
          m1 = re.match(r'\A([A-Za-z_0-9]+)=(.*)\Z', line)
          if m1:
              key, val = m1.group(1), m1.group(2)
              m2 = re.match(r"\A'(.*)'\Z", val)
              if m2:
                  val = m2.group(1)
              m3 = re.match(r'\A"(.*)"\Z', val)
              if m3:
                  val = re.sub(r'\\(.)', r'\1', m3.group(1))
              os.environ.setdefault(key, val)
  
  # -- Read .env Variables
  # env.read("%s/.env" % os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir, os.pardir)))
  read(env_file=".env")
  
  DOXIE_SERVER = get("DOXIE_SERVER")
  DOXIE_USERNAME = get("DOXIE_USERNAME")
  DOXIE_PASSWORD = get("DOXIE_PASSWORD")
  DOXIE_FOLDER = get("DOXIE_FOLDER")