Hello gnome-terminal

[egbert]

When I start the following script in a gnome-terminal:

    #!/usr/bin/env python
    import os
    print "hello gnome-terminal"
    print os.environ["PYTHONPATH"]
    
I see the expected results in the same gnome-terminal window.

However starting this same script via a launcher in a panel,
a new gnome-terminal window is opened for output only,
and PYTHONPATH is an unknown entity.
How can I open a terminal over whose environment and
configuration I have more control ?
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