Environment variables and configuration in Azure - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to set an environment variable in an Azure App Service.

Azure

az webapp config appsettings set --name myApp --resource-group myResourceGroup --settings [1]=production

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AAPP_ENV

BENV_MODE

CCONFIG

DSETTINGS

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Common Mistakes

Using generic names like SETTINGS which do not specify environment

Using variable names that are not recognized by the app

The APP_ENV variable is commonly used to specify the environment type like production or development.

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medium

Complete the code to retrieve an environment variable in an Azure Function app using Python.

Azure

import os
connection_string = os.getenv('[1]')

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ADATABASE_URL

BAPPINSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATIONKEY

CFUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME

DAzureWebJobsStorage

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Common Mistakes

Using unrelated environment variables like DATABASE_URL

Confusing runtime variables with storage connection strings

AzureWebJobsStorage is the environment variable that stores the connection string for Azure Functions storage account.

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hard

Fix the error in the Azure CLI command to list environment variables for a web app.

Azure

az webapp config appsettings [1] --name myApp --resource-group myResourceGroup

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Alist

Bshow

Cget

Ddisplay

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Common Mistakes

Using 'show' which is not a valid subcommand here

Using 'get' or 'display' which are invalid commands

The correct Azure CLI command to list app settings is az webapp config appsettings list.

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hard

Fill both blanks to set two environment variables in an Azure App Service.

Azure

az webapp config appsettings set --name myApp --resource-group myResourceGroup --settings [1]=true [2]=us-east

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AFEATURE_FLAG

BREGION

CDEBUG_MODE

DLOCATION

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Common Mistakes

Using DEBUG_MODE instead of FEATURE_FLAG for feature toggling

Using LOCATION instead of REGION which is more common in Azure

FEATURE_FLAG is a common name for toggling features, and REGION specifies the deployment region.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a Python dictionary from environment variables for configuration.

Azure

config = {
  'env': os.getenv('[1]'),
  'debug': os.getenv('[2]') == 'true',
  'region': os.getenv('[3]')
}

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AAPP_ENV

BDEBUG_MODE

CREGION

DFEATURE_FLAG

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Common Mistakes

Mixing FEATURE_FLAG with debug variable

Using wrong variable names that do not match purpose

This dictionary reads APP_ENV for environment, DEBUG_MODE for debug flag, and REGION for location.