PYTHONPATH when calling from ipython

[Cecil Westerhof]

Op Saturday 23 May 2015 11:12 CEST schreef Mark Lawrence:

> On 22/05/2015 06:20, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
>> I am looking into using ipython instead of bash. But when I call a
>> python program from ipython PYTHONPATH is not set. So pythonscripts
>> that need a module through PYTHONPATH will not work.
>>
>> I could do something like:
>> !PYTHONPATH=~/Python/PythonLibrary python2 …
>>
>> But I find that a little bit cumbersome. Is there a better way to
>> do it?
>>
>
> What makes you think this?  Have you tried:-
>
>>>> import os
>>>> os.environ['PYTHONPATH']
> 'C:\\Users\\Mark\\Documents\\Cash\\Python;C:\\Users\\Mark\\Documents\\MyPython'
>
> That might be from the command line interpreter but it also works
> the same from iPython for me on Windows 8.1.

That does not change anything. The modules are not found. Also not
when using %run.

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Cecil Westerhof
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