[python-win32] regarding invoking command prompt using python

Vernon Cole vernondcole at gmail.com
Thu Jun 18 17:04:46 CEST 2009


So -- is there an api call which DOES actually place the value in
os.environ?
--
Vernon

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Roger Upole <rwupole at msn.com> wrote:

> Vernon Cole wrote:
>
>> Tim:
>>  Okay, explain this...
>> C:\BZR\sterling\HL7>c:\python26\python.exe
>> Python 2.6.2 (r262:71605, Apr 14 2009, 22:40:02) [MSC v.1500 32 bit
>> (Intel)]
>> on
>> win32
>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>
>>> import os
>>>>> os.putenv('x','test')
>>>>> print os.getenv('x')
>>>>>
>>>> zzz
>>
>>> exit()
>>>>>
>>>>
>> C:\BZR\sterling\HL7>set x
>> x=zzz
>>
>> C:\BZR\sterling\HL7>
>>
>
> os.getenv reads directly from os.environ, but os.putenv
> does not actually place the value in os.environ.
>
>        Roger
>
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