Question 5
What is the main purpose of using environment variables in production systems?
To speed up code execution
To store configuration and secrets separately from code
To replace all function parameters
To automatically test applications
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To store configuration and secrets separately from code
Question 5 of 36 in the IIT Madras BS Tools in Data Science (Tools in Data Science (TDS)) End Term paper sat on 21 Dec 2025, in the September 2025 term (Tools In Data Science 18 Dec 25). It carries 1 mark.
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