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Configure API credentials

Two options — environment variables (recommended) or a manual ApiConfig.

1. Environment variables (`.env`)

Create a .env file at the project root:

LEGIFRANCE_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
LEGIFRANCE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret

Then:

from pylegifrance import LegifranceClient

client = LegifranceClient()    # reads .env via python-dotenv

2. Manual configuration

Useful when keys come from a vault or an external system:

from pylegifrance import LegifranceClient
from pylegifrance.config import ApiConfig

client = LegifranceClient(
    ApiConfig(client_id="...", client_secret="...")
)

Credentials are mandatory at instantiation; otherwise an error is raised.

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