syntax error in READ.md file ?

[AnumSheraz]

Not sure if its a syntax error, or the older version of dot_env supported - instead of =.
But I couldn't load the contents from .env file after creating it as instructed in READ.md. I had to change - to =

SECRET_KEY = 'this-really-needs-to-be-changed'
DATABASE_URI = mysql+mysqldb://<user>:<password>@localhost:3306/<databaseName>
ENVIRONMENT = <testing/production/development>

[AnumSheraz]

Another interesting bit:
when I set ENVIRONMENT = testing, I still see flask Warning message

Environment: production
WARNING: Do not use the development server in a production environment.
Use a production WSGI server instead

that means, flask is still thinking we are on production environment. found out from docs that the recognized name is FLASK_ENV . So changing to FLASK_ENV= testing actually worked as expected ;)