pydantic_settings

BaseSettings

BaseSettings(
    __pydantic_self__,
    _case_sensitive=None,
    _env_prefix=None,
    _env_file=ENV_FILE_SENTINEL,
    _env_file_encoding=None,
    _env_nested_delimiter=None,
    _secrets_dir=None,
    **values
)

Bases: BaseModel

Base class for settings, allowing values to be overridden by environment variables.

This is useful in production for secrets you do not wish to save in code, it plays nicely with docker(-compose), Heroku and any 12 factor app design.

All the bellow attributes can be set via model_config.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
_case_sensitive	bool | None	Whether environment variables names should be read with case-sensitivity. Defaults to None.	None
_env_prefix	str | None	Prefix for all environment variables. Defaults to None.	None
_env_file	DotenvType | None	The env file(s) to load settings values from. Defaults to Path(''), which means that the value from model_config['env_file'] should be used. You can also pass None to indicate that environment variables should not be loaded from an env file.	ENV_FILE_SENTINEL
_env_file_encoding	str | None	The env file encoding, e.g. 'latin-1'. Defaults to None.	None
_env_nested_delimiter	str | None	The nested env values delimiter. Defaults to None.	None
_secrets_dir	str | Path | None	The secret files directory. Defaults to None.	None

Source code in pydantic_settings/main.py

def __init__(
    __pydantic_self__,
    _case_sensitive: bool | None = None,
    _env_prefix: str | None = None,
    _env_file: DotenvType | None = ENV_FILE_SENTINEL,
    _env_file_encoding: str | None = None,
    _env_nested_delimiter: str | None = None,
    _secrets_dir: str | Path | None = None,
    **values: Any,
) -> None:
    # Uses something other than `self` the first arg to allow "self" as a settable attribute
    super().__init__(
        **__pydantic_self__._settings_build_values(
            values,
            _case_sensitive=_case_sensitive,
            _env_prefix=_env_prefix,
            _env_file=_env_file,
            _env_file_encoding=_env_file_encoding,
            _env_nested_delimiter=_env_nested_delimiter,
            _secrets_dir=_secrets_dir,
        )
    )

settings_customise_sources classmethod

settings_customise_sources(
    settings_cls,
    init_settings,
    env_settings,
    dotenv_settings,
    file_secret_settings,
)

Define the sources and their order for loading the settings values.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
settings_cls	type[BaseSettings]	The Settings class.	required
init_settings	PydanticBaseSettingsSource	The InitSettingsSource instance.	required
env_settings	PydanticBaseSettingsSource	The EnvSettingsSource instance.	required
dotenv_settings	PydanticBaseSettingsSource	The DotEnvSettingsSource instance.	required
file_secret_settings	PydanticBaseSettingsSource	The SecretsSettingsSource instance.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
tuple[PydanticBaseSettingsSource, ...]	A tuple containing the sources and their order for loading the settings values.

Source code in pydantic_settings/main.py

@classmethod
def settings_customise_sources(
    cls,
    settings_cls: type[BaseSettings],
    init_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
    env_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
    dotenv_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
    file_secret_settings: PydanticBaseSettingsSource,
) -> tuple[PydanticBaseSettingsSource, ...]:
    """
    Define the sources and their order for loading the settings values.

    Args:
        settings_cls: The Settings class.
        init_settings: The `InitSettingsSource` instance.
        env_settings: The `EnvSettingsSource` instance.
        dotenv_settings: The `DotEnvSettingsSource` instance.
        file_secret_settings: The `SecretsSettingsSource` instance.

    Returns:
        A tuple containing the sources and their order for loading the settings values.
    """
    return init_settings, env_settings, dotenv_settings, file_secret_settings

PydanticBaseSettingsSource

PydanticBaseSettingsSource(settings_cls)

Bases: ABC

Abstract base class for settings sources, every settings source classes should inherit from it.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

def __init__(self, settings_cls: type[BaseSettings]):
    self.settings_cls = settings_cls
    self.config = settings_cls.model_config

get_field_value abstractmethod

get_field_value(field, field_name)

Gets the value, the key for model creation, and a flag to determine whether value is complex.

This is an abstract method that should be overrided in every settings source classes.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
field	FieldInfo	The field.	required
field_name	str	The field name.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
tuple[Any, str, bool]	A tuple contains the key, value and a flag to determine whether value is complex.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

@abstractmethod
def get_field_value(self, field: FieldInfo, field_name: str) -> tuple[Any, str, bool]:
    """
    Gets the value, the key for model creation, and a flag to determine whether value is complex.

    This is an abstract method that should be overrided in every settings source classes.

    Args:
        field: The field.
        field_name: The field name.

    Returns:
        A tuple contains the key, value and a flag to determine whether value is complex.
    """
    pass

field_is_complex

field_is_complex(field)

Checks whether a field is complex, in which case it will attempt to be parsed as JSON.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
field	FieldInfo	The field.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
bool	Whether the field is complex.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

def field_is_complex(self, field: FieldInfo) -> bool:
    """
    Checks whether a field is complex, in which case it will attempt to be parsed as JSON.

    Args:
        field: The field.

    Returns:
        Whether the field is complex.
    """
    return _annotation_is_complex(field.annotation, field.metadata)

prepare_field_value

prepare_field_value(
    field_name, field, value, value_is_complex
)

Prepares the value of a field.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
field_name	str	The field name.	required
field	FieldInfo	The field.	required
value	Any	The value of the field that has to be prepared.	required
value_is_complex	bool	A flag to determine whether value is complex.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
Any	The prepared value.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

def prepare_field_value(self, field_name: str, field: FieldInfo, value: Any, value_is_complex: bool) -> Any:
    """
    Prepares the value of a field.

    Args:
        field_name: The field name.
        field: The field.
        value: The value of the field that has to be prepared.
        value_is_complex: A flag to determine whether value is complex.

    Returns:
        The prepared value.
    """
    if self.field_is_complex(field) or value_is_complex:
        return json.loads(value)
    return value

InitSettingsSource

InitSettingsSource(settings_cls, init_kwargs)

Bases: PydanticBaseSettingsSource

Source class for loading values provided during settings class initialization.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

def __init__(self, settings_cls: type[BaseSettings], init_kwargs: dict[str, Any]):
    self.init_kwargs = init_kwargs
    super().__init__(settings_cls)

SecretsSettingsSource

SecretsSettingsSource(
    settings_cls,
    secrets_dir=None,
    case_sensitive=None,
    env_prefix=None,
)

Bases: PydanticBaseEnvSettingsSource

Source class for loading settings values from secret files.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

def __init__(
    self,
    settings_cls: type[BaseSettings],
    secrets_dir: str | Path | None = None,
    case_sensitive: bool | None = None,
    env_prefix: str | None = None,
) -> None:
    super().__init__(settings_cls, case_sensitive, env_prefix)
    self.secrets_dir = secrets_dir if secrets_dir is not None else self.config.get('secrets_dir')

find_case_path classmethod

find_case_path(dir_path, file_name, case_sensitive)

Find a file within path's directory matching filename, optionally ignoring case.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
dir_path	Path	Directory path.	required
file_name	str	File name.	required
case_sensitive	bool	Whether to search for file name case sensitively.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
Path | None	Whether file path or None if file does not exist in directory.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

@classmethod
def find_case_path(cls, dir_path: Path, file_name: str, case_sensitive: bool) -> Path | None:
    """
    Find a file within path's directory matching filename, optionally ignoring case.

    Args:
        dir_path: Directory path.
        file_name: File name.
        case_sensitive: Whether to search for file name case sensitively.

    Returns:
        Whether file path or `None` if file does not exist in directory.
    """
    for f in dir_path.iterdir():
        if f.name == file_name:
            return f
        elif not case_sensitive and f.name.lower() == file_name.lower():
            return f
    return None

get_field_value

get_field_value(field, field_name)

Gets the value for field from secret file and a flag to determine whether value is complex.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
field	FieldInfo	The field.	required
field_name	str	The field name.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
tuple[Any, str, bool]	A tuple contains the key, value if the file exists otherwise None, and a flag to determine whether value is complex.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

def get_field_value(self, field: FieldInfo, field_name: str) -> tuple[Any, str, bool]:
    """
    Gets the value for field from secret file and a flag to determine whether value is complex.

    Args:
        field: The field.
        field_name: The field name.

    Returns:
        A tuple contains the key, value if the file exists otherwise `None`, and
            a flag to determine whether value is complex.
    """

    for field_key, env_name, value_is_complex in self._extract_field_info(field, field_name):
        path = self.find_case_path(self.secrets_path, env_name, self.case_sensitive)
        if not path:
            # path does not exist, we curently don't return a warning for this
            continue

        if path.is_file():
            return path.read_text().strip(), field_key, value_is_complex
        else:
            warnings.warn(
                f'attempted to load secret file "{path}" but found a {path_type_label(path)} instead.',
                stacklevel=4,
            )

    return None, field_key, value_is_complex

EnvSettingsSource

EnvSettingsSource(
    settings_cls,
    case_sensitive=None,
    env_prefix=None,
    env_nested_delimiter=None,
)

Bases: PydanticBaseEnvSettingsSource

Source class for loading settings values from environment variables.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

def __init__(
    self,
    settings_cls: type[BaseSettings],
    case_sensitive: bool | None = None,
    env_prefix: str | None = None,
    env_nested_delimiter: str | None = None,
) -> None:
    super().__init__(settings_cls, case_sensitive, env_prefix)
    self.env_nested_delimiter = (
        env_nested_delimiter if env_nested_delimiter is not None else self.config.get('env_nested_delimiter')
    )
    self.env_prefix_len = len(self.env_prefix)

    self.env_vars = self._load_env_vars()

get_field_value

get_field_value(field, field_name)

Gets the value for field from environment variables and a flag to determine whether value is complex.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
field	FieldInfo	The field.	required
field_name	str	The field name.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
tuple[Any, str, bool]	A tuple contains the key, value if the file exists otherwise None, and a flag to determine whether value is complex.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

def get_field_value(self, field: FieldInfo, field_name: str) -> tuple[Any, str, bool]:
    """
    Gets the value for field from environment variables and a flag to determine whether value is complex.

    Args:
        field: The field.
        field_name: The field name.

    Returns:
        A tuple contains the key, value if the file exists otherwise `None`, and
            a flag to determine whether value is complex.
    """

    env_val: str | None = None
    for field_key, env_name, value_is_complex in self._extract_field_info(field, field_name):
        env_val = self.env_vars.get(env_name)
        if env_val is not None:
            break

    return env_val, field_key, value_is_complex

prepare_field_value

prepare_field_value(
    field_name, field, value, value_is_complex
)

Prepare value for the field.

• Extract value for nested field.
• Deserialize value to python object for complex field.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
field	FieldInfo	The field.	required
field_name	str	The field name.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
Any	A tuple contains prepared value for the field.

Raises:

Type	Description
ValuesError	When There is an error in deserializing value for complex field.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

def prepare_field_value(self, field_name: str, field: FieldInfo, value: Any, value_is_complex: bool) -> Any:
    """
    Prepare value for the field.

    * Extract value for nested field.
    * Deserialize value to python object for complex field.

    Args:
        field: The field.
        field_name: The field name.

    Returns:
        A tuple contains prepared value for the field.

    Raises:
        ValuesError: When There is an error in deserializing value for complex field.
    """
    is_complex, allow_parse_failure = self._field_is_complex(field)
    if is_complex or value_is_complex:
        if value is None:
            # field is complex but no value found so far, try explode_env_vars
            env_val_built = self.explode_env_vars(field_name, field, self.env_vars)
            if env_val_built:
                return env_val_built
        else:
            # field is complex and there's a value, decode that as JSON, then add explode_env_vars
            try:
                value = json.loads(value)
            except ValueError as e:
                if not allow_parse_failure:
                    raise e

            if isinstance(value, dict):
                return deep_update(value, self.explode_env_vars(field_name, field, self.env_vars))
            else:
                return value
    elif value is not None:
        # simplest case, field is not complex, we only need to add the value if it was found
        return value

next_field staticmethod

next_field(field, key)

Find the field in a sub model by key(env name)

By having the following models

class SubSubModel(BaseSettings):
    dvals: Dict

class SubModel(BaseSettings):
    vals: list[str]
    sub_sub_model: SubSubModel

class Cfg(BaseSettings):
    sub_model: SubModel

Then

next_field(sub_model, 'vals') Returns the vals field of SubModel class next_field(sub_model, 'sub_sub_model') Returns sub_sub_model field of SubModel class

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
field	FieldInfo | None	The field.	required
key	str	The key (env name).	required

Returns:

Type	Description
FieldInfo | None	Field if it finds the next field otherwise None.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

@staticmethod
def next_field(field: FieldInfo | None, key: str) -> FieldInfo | None:
    """
    Find the field in a sub model by key(env name)

    By having the following models:

        ```py
        class SubSubModel(BaseSettings):
            dvals: Dict

        class SubModel(BaseSettings):
            vals: list[str]
            sub_sub_model: SubSubModel

        class Cfg(BaseSettings):
            sub_model: SubModel
        ```

    Then:
        next_field(sub_model, 'vals') Returns the `vals` field of `SubModel` class
        next_field(sub_model, 'sub_sub_model') Returns `sub_sub_model` field of `SubModel` class

    Args:
        field: The field.
        key: The key (env name).

    Returns:
        Field if it finds the next field otherwise `None`.
    """
    if not field or origin_is_union(get_origin(field.annotation)):
        # no support for Unions of complex BaseSettings fields
        return None
    elif field.annotation and hasattr(field.annotation, 'model_fields') and field.annotation.model_fields.get(key):
        return field.annotation.model_fields[key]

    return None

explode_env_vars

explode_env_vars(field_name, field, env_vars)

Process env_vars and extract the values of keys containing env_nested_delimiter into nested dictionaries.

This is applied to a single field, hence filtering by env_var prefix.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
field_name	str	The field name.	required
field	FieldInfo	The field.	required
env_vars	Mapping[str, str | None]	Environment variables.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
dict[str, Any]	A dictionaty contains extracted values from nested env values.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

def explode_env_vars(self, field_name: str, field: FieldInfo, env_vars: Mapping[str, str | None]) -> dict[str, Any]:
    """
    Process env_vars and extract the values of keys containing env_nested_delimiter into nested dictionaries.

    This is applied to a single field, hence filtering by env_var prefix.

    Args:
        field_name: The field name.
        field: The field.
        env_vars: Environment variables.

    Returns:
        A dictionaty contains extracted values from nested env values.
    """
    prefixes = [
        f'{env_name}{self.env_nested_delimiter}' for _, env_name, _ in self._extract_field_info(field, field_name)
    ]
    result: dict[str, Any] = {}
    for env_name, env_val in env_vars.items():
        if not any(env_name.startswith(prefix) for prefix in prefixes):
            continue
        # we remove the prefix before splitting in case the prefix has characters in common with the delimiter
        env_name_without_prefix = env_name[self.env_prefix_len :]
        _, *keys, last_key = env_name_without_prefix.split(self.env_nested_delimiter)
        env_var = result
        target_field: FieldInfo | None = field
        for key in keys:
            target_field = self.next_field(target_field, key)
            env_var = env_var.setdefault(key, {})

        # get proper field with last_key
        target_field = self.next_field(target_field, last_key)

        # check if env_val maps to a complex field and if so, parse the env_val
        if target_field and env_val:
            is_complex, allow_json_failure = self._field_is_complex(target_field)
            if is_complex:
                try:
                    env_val = json.loads(env_val)
                except ValueError as e:
                    if not allow_json_failure:
                        raise e
        env_var[last_key] = env_val

    return result

DotEnvSettingsSource

DotEnvSettingsSource(
    settings_cls,
    env_file=ENV_FILE_SENTINEL,
    env_file_encoding=None,
    case_sensitive=None,
    env_prefix=None,
    env_nested_delimiter=None,
)

Bases: EnvSettingsSource

Source class for loading settings values from env files.

Source code in pydantic_settings/sources.py

def __init__(
    self,
    settings_cls: type[BaseSettings],
    env_file: DotenvType | None = ENV_FILE_SENTINEL,
    env_file_encoding: str | None = None,
    case_sensitive: bool | None = None,
    env_prefix: str | None = None,
    env_nested_delimiter: str | None = None,
) -> None:
    self.env_file = env_file if env_file != ENV_FILE_SENTINEL else settings_cls.model_config.get('env_file')
    self.env_file_encoding = (
        env_file_encoding if env_file_encoding is not None else settings_cls.model_config.get('env_file_encoding')
    )
    super().__init__(settings_cls, case_sensitive, env_prefix, env_nested_delimiter)