trying to create script that scan for secrets in python code - python

As part of our CI/CD we want to add some check to run code on python files and check if there are some secrets in code (like API, passwords etc.).
I saw only programs that do this, and I want to create a Python script that does it.
Does anyone have some suggestion or example for this?

I'm not sure it exactly what you look for but you can use GitGuardian API,
The GitGuardian API puts at your fingertips the power to detect more
than 200 types of secrets in any text content, as well as other
potential security vulnerabilities.
py-gitguardian can be used to create integrations to scan various data
sources, from your workstation's filesystem to your favorite chat
application.
You can check API details here with all the response codes and expected structures on each method.
just take a look GitGuardian/py-gitguardian Github repository,
You can also check this Youtube video that will help you implement this.
Good luck.

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Presently we are using a Robot Framework variable file to store them locally. But this requires a file per environment, or a single file with a master switch. This works, but is not a secure solution. For this reason I'm seeking your input.
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I am planning to create a file upload website where users register as members and then upload files through both a file upload form and ftp account (each file can be up to 10gb).
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