Sez Rajarshi Guha: > Hi, > is'nt there any function in 1.5.2 (like os.getenv in 2.1) that can > retreive the values of specified environment variables? Use the os.environ dictionary. Read more on http://www.python.org/doc/1.5.2/lib/os-procinfo.html Peace, Kalle -- Free Dmitry Sklyarov! - http://www.freesklyarov.org/