Thanks for the replies.
I am trying to have a startup file execute everytime I launch the
interpreter. So, for a test, I wrote a small file I called
"Sathyaish.py". The contents of the file were simply:
# ! This is my new start-up file.
print "Sathyaish is the best."
Then, in the interpreter, on its prompt, I said:
>>> os.environ['PYTHONSTARTUP'] = 'C:\\Sathyaish.py'
>>>
It didn't complain. I tested it immediately. On the same interpreter
instance, I said:
>>> import os
>>> os.environ.get('PYTHONSTARTUP')
It gave me back 'C:\Sathyaish.py'. I didn't close that interpreter. I
left it open and launched a new instance of the interpreter. In this I
queried the same:
>>> import os
>>> os.environ.get('PYTHONSTARTUP')
None
was what I got. I checked the at DOS prompt (cmd) for PYTHONSTARTUP,
and I got an 'unrecognized program/command/batch file' interrupt.
What's the deal with environmental variables? Are they specific to an
interpreter session? That shouldn't be.
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