Environment variables

[Gerrit Holl]

jeff wrote:
> How do I set environment variables outside the python script?

os.environ["PATH"] = "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin"

> Basicaly, I want to run a python script to set some environment variables,
> then be able to use them in the shell that had called the python script
> (after the script had completed).

Not possible. The Python script is started as a child. You can't set
environment variables for a parent.

> I need this for both Linux and NT/Win2k.

I don't know how it works on NT, but on Linux, you could output this,
like dircolors does:

export VARNAME=VARCONTENT;
export ANOTHERVARNAME=ANOTHERVARCONTENT

you could make a shell script:
#!/bin/sh

eval $(script.py $*)


Have fun!


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