The Hack For LA Data Science team is a Community of Practice within the LA brigade seeking to make analytical and machine learning services available to local communities and organizations.
Write a tutorial on base64 and usage of .env files based on experience using them when completing automation dashboard project for Hack for LA website team. This would be useful for a data scientist/ analyst who needs to upload their Python script to a GitHub repository without compromising the security of confidential API keys and other (privacy) information.
Action Items
[x] Create an introduction that gives context as to the purpose/use of the tutorial and connects the 2 concepts based on commonality
[x] Create full walkthroughs of process to use both
[x] Search for useful resources to complement tutorial
[x] Add screenshots and resize them to appropriate sizes
[x] Proofread for misleading language
[x] Message Sophia and Karina to get tutorial approved
Resources/Instructions
All resources have been included in the body of the tutorial
Overview
Write a tutorial on base64 and usage of .env files based on experience using them when completing automation dashboard project for Hack for LA website team. This would be useful for a data scientist/ analyst who needs to upload their Python script to a GitHub repository without compromising the security of confidential API keys and other (privacy) information.
Action Items
Resources/Instructions
All resources have been included in the body of the tutorial
Wiki Tutorial Created: Introduction to Keeping Confidential Information Safe on GitHub: GitHub secrets and .env files