in progress: python scripting for database population and management

db/util/main.py

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+import psycopg2
+import os
+
+# read data from environment if present
+path = "../../.env"
+fd = os.open(path, os.O_RDONLY)
+n = 300
+
+file_data = os.read(fd, n)
+parsed_string = ""
+
+# convert each ASCII value to its corresponding character
+for c in file_data:
+    parsed_string = parsed_string + chr(c)
+
+start = parsed_string.find('postgres')
+end = parsed_string.find('EXPRESS')
+
+# receive conn string from env
+constring = parsed_string[start:end]
+os.close(fd)