I wrote a small C program in Linux and used setenv() from stdlib and it modified the console's environment. I can also modify the console's environment from a DOS batch file, so why not in Python?
Guess I'm inexperienced and I just don't get it. :) On Sep 18, 11:48 am, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stodge wrote: > > os.path.expanduser isn't an option; I need each console/window to > > maintain different values which I wouldn't get from saving to a user's > > home directory. Unless I used a different file for each console/window > > but that just gets me into the same situation I'm already in. I think > > the only option is to set environment variables using another script. > > I'm really surprised and disapponited by this. > > That's a sign of your inexperience, then. As someone has already pointed > out, this is nothing to do with Python. > > Under UNIX/Linux you could use the $$ variable to construct a filename > specific to a particular shell process and put it in the environment, > but I'm not aware of a similar feature in Windows. This is probably a > sign of *my* inexperience :-) > > > One option I thought of but haven't investigated, is the ability to > > get the parent (i.e. console's) process id and use that to create a > > file somewhere. Not sure if this is even possible. > > You might be able to write a Python program to access it :-) > > regards > Steve > -- > Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 > Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com > Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden > > Sorry, the dog ate my .sigline -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
