Is it possible to set an environment variable in python script whose
value is retained even after the script exits.
Doing the following creates an environment variable "name" which is
visible to only subprocesses created by os.system() and os.popen().
os.putvar("name ", "vivek")
Is it possible to somehow create this environment variable inside
python script which will be avaibale even after the script exits. In
otherwords, after I run my script, if I do a "echo $name" in my shell,
it should return the value "vivek"
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On 2005-07-11, Vivek Chaudhary <vi*******@yaho o.com> wrote: Is it possible to set an environment variable in python script whose
value is retained even after the script exits.
No, not in Unix/Linux. In VMS I think there is.
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Vivek Chaudhary enlightened us with: Is it possible to set an environment variable in python script whose
value is retained even after the script exits.
It is, if you have absolute control over the calling environment.
Is it possible to somehow create this environment variable inside
python script which will be avaibale even after the script exits. In
otherwords, after I run my script, if I do a "echo $name" in my
shell, it should return the value "vivek"
Here is an example Python script:
--------------------------------------------------------
import sys
name = sys.stdin.readl ine()
print "export name=%s" % name.strip()
--------------------------------------------------------
If you call it like this:
bash$ $(python examplescript)
It'll change the 'name' variable of your shell. It's not really a
generic nor an elegant way of doing this. Heck, it even depends on the
type of shell you're using. If it suits your needs, be happy ;-)
Sybren
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Is it possible to set an environment variable in python script whose
value is retained even after the script exits.
No, not in Unix/Linux. In VMS I think there is.
And in the much maligned and ancient AmigaOS -- where there were
"local" (process specific) environment variables and global/system
environment variables. Locals were kept in process memory. Globals,
however, where kept in ENV: (for the VMS types, that would be equivalent
to a systemwide logical name into the file system). Each variable was a
separate text file...
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