# Environment Variables { #environment-variables }

/// tip

If you already know what "environment variables" are and how to use them, feel free to skip this.

///

An environment variable (also known as "**env var**") is a variable that lives **outside** of the Python code, in the **operating system**, and could be read by your Python code (or by other programs as well).

### Setup your MinIO GitHub Repository

Fork [MinIO upstream](https://github.com/minio/minio/fork) source repository to your own personal repository. Copy the URL of your MinIO fork (you will need it for the `git clone` command below).

```sh
git clone https://github.com/minio/minio
cd minio
go install -v
ls $(go env GOPATH)/bin/minio
```

### Set up git remote as ``upstream``

```sh

///

## Write the callback documentation code { #write-the-callback-documentation-code }

This code won't be executed in your app, we only need it to *document* how that *external API* should look like.

But, you already know how to easily create automatic documentation for an API with **FastAPI**.

======================

You have found a bug or you have an idea for a cool new feature? Contributing
code is a great way to give something back to the open source community. Before
you dig right into the code, there are a few guidelines that we need
contributors to follow so that we can have a chance of keeping on top of
things.

Some of the ideas are documented in the [Maven Wiki][maven-wiki]
which might be interesting to read and for further discussion.

func randomizeBytes(s []byte, seed int64) []byte {
	// special value -1 means no explicit seeding.
	if seed != -1 {
		rand.Seed(seed)
	}
	n := len(s)
	var j int
	for i := 0; i < n-1; i++ {
		j = i + rand.Intn(n-i)
		s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i]
	}
	return s
}

func TestToErrIsNil(t *testing.T) {
	if toObjectErr(nil) != nil {

First of all, be nice. 😊

You probably are super nice if you were added to the team, but it's worth mentioning it. 🤓

### When Things are Difficult

When things are great, everything is easier, so that doesn't need much instructions. But when things are difficult, here are some guidelines.

import (
	"internal/reflectlite"
	"unsafe"
)

// Arena represents a collection of Go values allocated and freed together.
// Arenas are useful for improving efficiency as they may be freed back to
// the runtime manually, though any memory obtained from freed arenas must
// not be accessed once that happens. An Arena is automatically freed once
// it is no longer referenced, so it must be kept alive (see runtime.KeepAlive)

browser --> proxy
proxy --> server
```

/// tip

The IP `0.0.0.0` is commonly used to mean that the program listens on all the IPs available in that machine/server.

///

The docs UI would also need the OpenAPI schema to declare that this API `server` is located at `/api/v1` (behind the proxy). For example:

```JSON hl_lines="4-8"
{
    "openapi": "3.1.0",
    // More stuff here
    "servers": [
        {

Up to now, you have been declaring the parts of the request that you need with their types.

Taking data from:

* The path as parameters.
* Headers.
* Cookies.
* etc.

And by doing so, **FastAPI** is validating that data, converting it and generating documentation for your API automatically.

But there are situations where you might need to access the `Request` object directly.

{* ../../docs_src/separate_openapi_schemas/tutorial001_py310.py ln[1:15] hl[14] *}

... dann ist das Feld `description` **nicht erforderlich**. Weil es den Defaultwert `None` hat.

### Eingabemodell in der Dokumentation

Sie können überprüfen, dass das Feld `description` in der Dokumentation kein **rotes Sternchen** enthält, es ist nicht als erforderlich markiert:

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