Fetching Environment Variables in Python using the os module
The environment variables of your system can be read using the os module's environ attribute.
>>> import os >>> os.environ # an environ object, a dictionary-like object whose elements can be accessed using keys. >>> os.environ['PATH'] # value of PATH environment variable
See also:
- Python 101
- Object Oriented Python
- Design Patterns in Python
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