Maxim Veksler wrote: > Hello list, > > I'm trying to write a python script that would allow me to manipulate > shell variables of the calling shell. I'm trying to write some logic > that would know to add LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the users environment. > > In bash this is done with "export", can I do this with python? (If at > all possible because python is actually a sub process of bash).
It's not possible, OS restrictions - you are not allowed to alter the environment of a parent process. Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
