[Python-au] Environment vars

[Mike Dewhirst]

Grant McDonald wrote:
> Mike,
> 
> If that's all you're trying to do then use an os.exec*e or os.spawn*e
> functions and pass in a modified environment mapping.

Thank you Grant : )

I now understand more than I did. I have two questions ...

> example:
> 
> import os
> myenv = {}
> myenv.update(os.environ)

1. is there anything wrong with

     myenv = os.environ

> myenv['ISC_USER'] = "joe_bloe"
> myenv['ISC_PASSWORD'] = "password"
> 
> args = ["create_db.exe", "create_my_db.sql"]

2. what is the lower case r doing in the parameters?

> os.spawnve( os.P_WAIT, r"c:\mydbengine\create_db.exe", args, myenv)
> 
> That should solve your problem.

It certainly solved some of it. The more I do the more probs I uncover. 
C'est la vie huh?

Thanks

Mike
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Grant
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Dewhirst [mailto:miked at dewhirst.com.au]
> Sent: 18 August 2005 10:25
> To: Grant McDonald
> Subject: Re: [Python-au] Environment vars
> 
> 
> Grant McDonald wrote:
> 
>>Can i ask what your trying to modify it for?
> 
> 
> I want to call Firebird's isql utility to create a database. I can pass 
> the name of the script in the command line but not the userid and 
> password of the database owner. For that, isql looks at two environment 
> vars: ISC_USER and ISC_PASSWORD
> 
> If I'm calling isql from either a bash or batch script I can easily set 
> those vars - but I want a single source python script to get away from 
> maintaining both a bash and a batch script.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Mike Dewhirst [mailto:miked at dewhirst.com.au]
>>Sent: 18 August 2005 09:47
>>To: Grant McDonald
>>Cc: python-au at python.net
>>Subject: Re: [Python-au] Environment vars
>>
>>
>>Grant McDonald wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Not entirely sure,
>>>
>>>The docs say you should modify os.environ directly since it automatically
>>>calls putenv, but as you stated on WinXP and as you say it doesn't seem to
>>>work.  I guess putenv may not be supported on WinXP.
>>>
>>>If you want a reliable way of modifying the environment on WinXP use the
>>>registry (unfortunately platform specific):
>>
>>
>>I'd prefer to stay platform neutral. I think I'll detect os.name and 
>>scribble out a batch file to set a couple of vars if it is 'nt'.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>>System environment ->
>>>
>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
>>>Manager\Environment
>>>
>>>User environment ->
>>>
>>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment
>>>
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Grant McDonald
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: python-au-bounces at python.net [mailto:python-au-bounces at python.net]On
>>>Behalf Of Mike Dewhirst
>>>Sent: 17 August 2005 21:28
>>>To: python-au at python.net
>>>Subject: [Python-au] Environment vars
>>>
>>>
>>>I'm having difficulty inserting a couple of vars into the environment from
>>>within a script. 
>>>
>>>os.putenv(varname, value) doesn't seem do it.
>>>
>>>The code doesn't barf but (in Windows XP) the set command doesn't indicate
>>>it actually happened. I haven't tried it with Linux.
>>>
>>>Is there a trick to it?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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