Django postgresql password

Question

I define my database in my settings.py:
Engine: django.db.backends.postgresql,
Name: name,
User: user,
Password: password
Host: localhost

Now I'm wondering if I have to/should change this part, when I deploy my project on a server. Or do I leave my password hard-coded in settings.py?
Thanks for reading!

Answer 1

When you have to deploy your app use environment variables. E.g.

import os
...
'NAME': os.environ['DB_NAME'],
'USER': os.environ['DB_USER'],
'PASSWORD': os.environ['DB_PASS'],
...

I hope this helps you.