(feature request) can we add load_dotenv() as a small quality of life improvement?

[kdu4108]

Hi OpenCompass VLMEvalKit team,

Thank you for your hard work on this project! I have a very minor feature request - can we add load_dotenv to make it easier for users to run without explicitly setting their OPENAI_API_KEY env variables in the terminal before their run?

This way, a user can add their key to the variable once in a .env file and it will automatically be loaded.
Happy to open a pull request if helpful.

[kennymckormick]

Hi, @kdu4108 ,
That's a good idea and we may add it on our TODO list. If you are also interested to do so, welcome to create a PR for it.

[kennymckormick]

The feature has been implemented in #120 . See https://github.com/open-compass/VLMEvalKit/blob/main/Quickstart.md for the detailed usage.