os.putenv ?
sik0fewl
xxdigitalhellxx at hotmail.com
Thu Mar 27 12:18:01 EST 2003
Jacek Generowicz wrote:
> "Chermside, Michael" <mchermside at ingdirect.com> writes:
>
>
>>> > cat > grrr.py
>>> import os
>>> os.putenv("GRRR","This is a late parrot.")
>>> print "GRRR has been set to:", os.getenv("GRRR")
>>> > echo $GRRR
>>>
>>> > python grrr.py
>>> GRRR has been set to: None
>>> > echo $GRRR
>>>
>>>
>>> What am I missing ?
>
>
> [...]
>
>
>>What are you trying to achieve? Perhaps there's a better way.
>
>
> Set up the environment for a user who is about to be running lots of
> Python scripts ... without having to write a shell script for each
> flavour of UNIX shell under the sun ... so trying it in Python seemed
> the natural way.
I don't think that's necessary. Write a bourne shell script, I'm pretty
sure every* system comes with it.
#!/bin/sh
...
* every UNIX or UNIX clone system
--
Ryan
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