Bugs item #1433667, was opened at 2006-02-17 17:03
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Category: Python Library
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Doug Fort (dougfort)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: os.path.expandvars sometimes doesn't expand $HOSTNAME
Initial Comment:
$ echo "$HOSTNAME"
c0a80165.tipt.aol.com
$ /usr/local/bin/python
Python 2.4.2 (#1, Dec 30 2005, 11:14:42)
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5247)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for
more information.
>>> import os.path
>>> os.path.expandvars("$HOME")
'/Users/dougfort'
>>> os.path.expandvars("$HOSTNAME")
'$HOSTNAME'
>>>
arthurformat-d09:arthur$ echo $HOSTNAME
arthurformat-d09.ats.aol.com
arthurformat-d09:arthur$ /cm/tools/bin/python
Python 2.3.4 (#1, Jul 28 2004, 14:55:53)
[GCC 3.3.1] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for
more information.
>>> import os.path
>>> os.path.expandvars("$HOME")
'/opt/aol/production/arthur'
>>> os.path.expandvars("$HOSTNAME")
'arthurformat-d09.ats.aol.com'
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>Comment By: Georg Brandl (birkenfeld)
Date: 2006-02-17 19:13
Message:
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It might be good if you explain what the differences between
the two snippets are, environment-wise.
The first question that comes to mind is: is $HOSTNAME
exported in the first shell?
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