👉 Okay, let’s talk about `.env.
Basically, a `.env. sourceL�� 4.【)“ 1.【]… is like that weird, slightly paranoid relative nobody actually wants to visit, but who somehow always has the most obscure and specific piece of information. In the context of machine learning, specifically using the Deciofy Digital Twin Toolkit (…we'll let you fill in what THAT is if you don’t already know!) Here's the ridiculously geeky breakdown: 1) It's a text file, which just means it's plain English. 2) Inside that plain English are...environment variables! Think of these as secret notes where you stash stuff like API keys, database passwords, and anything else that shouldn’t actually be shoved into the main guts of your project. They are meant for development and testing - NEVER to be checked in to version control unless, again, I'm sure it’s what you need. 3) The fact that it starts with a dot ('. 4) followed by the name of the folder… this is just... weird. It’s how Deciofy flags them specifically as environment-related. It basically
