[Python] How to disable Authentication in FastAPI based on environment?

I have a FastAPI application for which I enable Authentication by injecting a dependency function.

controller.py

router = APIRouter(
prefix="/v2/test",
tags=["helloWorld"],
dependencies=[Depends(api_key)],
responses={404: {"description": "Not found"}},


)

Authorzation.py

async def api_key(api_key_header: str = Security(api_key_header_auth)):
if api_key_header != API_KEY:
raise HTTPException(
status_code=401,
detail="Invalid API Key",
)


This works fine. However, I would like to disable the authentication based on environment. For instance, I would want to keep entering the authentication key in localhost environment.

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