Why might relying solely on environment variables for configuration cause issues in a Flask app deployed on multiple servers?

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Flask - Deployment

AEnvironment variables may differ across servers causing inconsistent behavior

BEnvironment variables slow down the app on multiple servers

CFlask does not support environment variables in production

DEnvironment variables are automatically shared between servers

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand environment variables scope
Environment variables are local to each server or process and not shared automatically.
Step 2: Identify deployment challenges
If environment variables differ across servers, app behavior may be inconsistent or buggy.
Final Answer:
Environment variables may differ across servers causing inconsistent behavior -> Option A
Quick Check:
Env vars are local; differences cause inconsistency [OK]

Quick Trick: Env vars differ per server; sync configs for consistency [OK]

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