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docs: clarify what load_dotenv() does in README
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@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ load_dotenv() # reads variables from a .env file and sets them in os.environ
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By default, `load_dotenv()` will:
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- Look for a `.env` file in the same directory as the Python script (or higher up the directory tree).
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- Read each key-value pair and add it to `os.environ`.
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- **Not override** an environment variable that is already set, unless you explicitly pass `override=True`.

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