os_helpers.py

import os

def load_env_file(dotenv_path, override=False):
    with open(dotenv_path) as file_obj:
        lines = file_obj.read().splitlines()  # Removes \n from lines

    dotenv_vars = {}
    for line in lines:
        line = line.strip()
        if not line or line.startswith("#") or "=" not in line:
            continue

        key, value = line.split("=", maxsplit=1)
        dotenv_vars.setdefault(key, value)

    if override:
        os.environ.update(dotenv_vars)
    else:
        for key, value in dotenv_vars.items():
            os.environ.setdefault(key, value)