configured project's settings to store secret key in a .env file

widget_Francoconuts/widget_Francoconuts/.env

+SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-$y$z*4bad7nc46_+$udo32cis1&=e&%7#*_$47+ym=d#u3t46m'
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widget_Francoconuts/widget_Francoconuts/settings.py

@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/
 """
 
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-$y$z*4bad7nc46_+$udo32cis1&=e&%7#*_$47+ym=d#u3t46m'
+SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY')
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True