diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 245773f..4acd06b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-run.sh
+config.py
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fe159db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+import os
+
+def configure_env():
+    """ exports environment variables with configuration """
+
+    os.environ["LATITUDE"] = "…"
+    os.environ["LONGITUDE"] = "…"
+
+    os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"] = "…"
+    os.environ["TRAFFIC_FROM"] = "…+FM"
+    #os.environ["TRAFFIC_FROM"] = f"${LATITUDE}-${LONGITUDE}"
+    os.environ["TRAFFIC_1_THROUGH"] = "…+4FP"
+    os.environ["TRAFFIC_2_THROUGH"] = "…+V9J"
+    os.environ["TRAFFIC_TO"] = "…+GX"
+
+    os.environ["AIRLY_API_KEY"] = "…"
+
+    os.environ["OPENWEATHERMAP_API_KEY"] = "…"
+
diff --git a/epaper.py b/epaper.py
index 56d5827..657c0be 100755
--- a/epaper.py
+++ b/epaper.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
+import config
+
 import datetime
 import json
 import logging
@@ -224,14 +226,15 @@ class AirSegment(DisplaySegment):
                     self.temperature = measurement["value"]
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-   logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-   segments = [
+    config.configure_env()
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+    segments = [
            ClockSegment(),
            WeatherSegment(),
            TrafficSegment(),
            AirSegment()
            ]
 
-   for segment in segments:
-       print(segment.get_data_text())
-       print("---")
+    for segment in segments:
+        print(segment.get_data_text())
+        print("---")
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index c038ad8..0000000
--- a/run.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-export LATITUDE=
-export LONGITUDE=
-
-export GOOGLE_API_KEY=…
-#export TRAFFIC_FROM=
-export TRAFFIC_FROM="${LATITUDE}-${LONGITUDE}"
-export TRAFFIC_1_THROUGH=6JV5+4FP
-export TRAFFIC_2_THROUGH=7JFQ+V8P
-export TRAFFIC_TO=6JXP+GX
-
-## Air information
-
-export AIRLY_API_KEY=…
-
-## Weather information
-
-export FORECASTIO_API_KEY=
-
-./epaper.py
-