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-# These are the default values for environment variables
-# They should be overwritten if FloodAdapt is imported as a package
-# Use the functions in config.py to overwrite these at runtime
-# IMPORTANT: do not use backslashes in the path or the toml reader will fail
-# Use only forward slashes like in the examples
-
-
-# Path to the svn database root
-DATABASE_ROOT="../Database"
-
-# Path to the system folder
-SYSTEM_FOLDER="../Database/system"
-
-# Default database_name (containing the input, output and static folder) used in headless mode (only backend) by tests.
-DATABASE_NAME="charleston_full_20240207"