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+import os
+
+SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY') or 'mysecretkey'
+SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = os.environ.get('DATABASE_URL') or 'postgresql://user:password@localhost/dbname'
+SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS = False