def env_config(config):
    """Return a new configuration with the values found in the environment.

    The function recursively iterates over the config, checking if there is
    a matching env variable. If an env variable is found, the func updates
    the configuration with that value.

    The name of the env variable is built combining a prefix (``BIGCHAINDB``)
    with the path to the value. If the ``config`` in input is:
    ``{'database': {'host': 'localhost'}}``
    this function will try to read the env variable ``BIGCHAINDB_DATABASE_HOST``.
    """

    def load_from_env(value, path):
        var_name = CONFIG_SEP.join([CONFIG_PREFIX] + list(map(lambda s: s.upper(), path)))

        return os.environ.get(var_name, value)

    return map_leafs(load_from_env, config)
Return a new configuration with the values found in the environment.

The function recursively iterates over the config, checking if there is
a matching env variable. If an env variable is found, the func updates
the configuration with that value.

The name of the env variable is built combining a prefix (``BIGCHAINDB``)
with the path to the value. If the ``config`` in input is:
``{'database': {'host': 'localhost'}}``
this function will try to read the env variable ``BIGCHAINDB_DATABASE_HOST``.
bigchaindb/config_utils.py