[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to retrieve a linux environment variable using
> os.environ.get, however it does not appear to be working properly. It
> returns none for a variable that does, in fact exist.
>
> # echo $HOSTTYPE
> x86_64
> # python
>>>> import os
>>>> print os.environ.get('HOSTTYPE')
> None
>
> If I do the same thing with a different variable (XILINX, in this
> case), it works fine.
>
> # echo $XILINX
> /Xilinx
> # python
>>>> import os
>>>> print os.environ.get('XILINX')
> /Xilinx
>
> Any thoughts on why it is behaving this way?
is HOSTTYPE exported? If not, it will not be included in
subprocess-environments by the shell.
Diez
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