Python Nautilus script

[Diez B. Roggisch]

>>> It appears that's because HOSTNAME is not exported.
>>> But in the case of Nautilus script, how to workaround this issue?
> 
> Alternatively, export the variable when you create it, in .bashrc or
> wherever it is getting created.  That's probably the Right Thing to
> Do(tm) in this case.


Certainly not, as the OP uses a network monitoring software called 
Nautilus - and that communicates state to subprocesses using environment 
variables. Nothing to do with .bashrc.

Diez