fix: read local env only on local and debug mode

Author: vinitkumar

backend/settings.py

@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
-load_dotenv()
+if DEBUG:
+    from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+    load_dotenv()
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY', '<a string of random characters>')