google/auth/environment_vars.py

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"""Environment variables used by :mod:`google.auth`."""


PROJECT = 'GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT'
"""Environment variable defining default project.

This used by :func:`google.auth.default` to explicitly set a project ID. This
environment variable is also used by the Google Cloud Python Library.
"""

LEGACY_PROJECT = 'GCLOUD_PROJECT'
"""Previously used environment variable defining the default project.

This environment variable is used instead of the current one in some
situations (such as Google App Engine).
"""

CREDENTIALS = 'GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS'
"""Environment variable defining the location of Google application default
credentials."""

# The environment variable name which can replace ~/.config if set.
CLOUD_SDK_CONFIG_DIR = 'CLOUDSDK_CONFIG'
"""Environment variable defines the location of Google Cloud SDK's config
files."""