Enhanced Python Environment and Deployment Security

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📅 2025-07-13 — Session: Enhanced Python Environment and Deployment Security

🕒 22:00–22:45
🏷️ Labels: Python, Streamlit, Deployment, Security, Api Management
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The primary goal of this session was to improve the portability of Python environments for demos and enhance the security of deployments, particularly focusing on API key management and deployment on Streamlit Cloud.

Key Activities

  • Python Environment Portability: Explored the risks of mixed conda and system Python setups and recommended using venv for better compatibility in demo and deployment scenarios.
  • Streamlit App Deployment: Provided a guide for deploying Streamlit applications on Streamlit Cloud, including repository preparation and deployment settings.
  • PromptFlow Deployment: Addressed the ConnectionNotFoundError in PromptFlow on Streamlit Cloud, offering solutions for connection configuration and error handling.
  • API Key Security: Outlined best practices for secure API key deployment in PromptFlow, emphasizing avoiding hard-coded secrets.
  • GitHub Security: Offered a workflow to remove a committed secret from a GitHub repository and ensure future security by dynamically loading the API key.

Achievements

  • Established a more robust and portable Python environment setup.
  • Improved deployment practices for Streamlit apps and PromptFlow, focusing on security and error resolution.
  • Enhanced API key management and security in both local and cloud environments.

Pending Tasks

  • Continuous monitoring and testing of deployment setups to ensure ongoing security and functionality.

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