Connecting local program to Twitch dev-portal credentials

config.py

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+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+# Load environment variables from .env file
+load_dotenv()
+
+class Settings:
+    """
+    A simple class to hold all application settings, loaded from environment variables.
+    """
+    ENCRYPTION_KEY: str = os.getenv("ENCRYPTION_KEY")
+    TWITCH_CLIENT_ID: str = os.getenv("TWITCH_CLIENT_ID")
+    TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET: str = os.getenv("TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET")
+
+    # The full URL where our app is running, needed for the redirect_uri
+    APP_BASE_URL: str = "http://localhost:8000" # Update for production
+
+settings = Settings()