[Python] Can SECRET_KEY be set to get_random_secret_key() in Django settings?

I am wondering whether I can generate a random secret key inside my Django application and assign it to the SECRET_KEY variable, instead of reading it from an environment variables. e.g.

# settings.py

from django.core.management.utils import get_random_secret_key

SECRET_KEY = get_random_secret_key()


Is this recommended, or bad practice?

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