Forcing REDIS_URL to be there

Author: brandonparsons

update.py

@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@
 
 print("Updating securities data in Redis....")
 
-# Read in the environment
-environment = os.getenv('FLASK_ENV', 'DEVELOPMENT')
-config_file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'config', 'config.yml')
-f = open(config_file_path, "r")
-environment_data = yaml.safe_load(f)
-f.close()
-
 # Loads the overall assets/securities, not the individual etfs
 assets  = load_json_data.get_assets()
 tickers = [ el['representative_ticker'] for el in assets ]
@@ -27,7 +20,7 @@
 mean_returns, std_dev_returns, covariance_matrix = stats.generate_stats(prices)
 
 # Save data to redis
-redis_url   = os.getenv('REDIS_URL', environment_data[environment]['REDIS_URL'])
+redis_url   = os.getenv('REDIS_URL')
 redis_conn  = redis.StrictRedis.from_url(redis_url)
 save_data.write_redis_data(redis_conn, mean_returns, std_dev_returns, covariance_matrix)