I have an azure function app written in python that does not return environment variables from other sections than values. localsettings.json: { "IsEncrypted": false, "IBAN": { "API_KEY": "xx", "CURRENCY": "USD" }, "Values": { "AzureWebJobsStorage": "", "FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME": "python", "APPINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING": "InstrumentationKey=xx-xx-xx-9c3c-4d3c4d3c4d3c", } } I have tried: os.getenv('IBAN:API_KEY', '') and os.getenv('IBAN_API_KEY', '') Both fails getting value. Is it not an option like in .NET to use nested sections in python? Continue reading...