Modify current environment within python script

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I would like to create a python tool for dynamically setting up my environment. I would like to be able to do the following.

$ echo $FOO

$ ./foo.py
$ echo $FOO
bar

If this is possible I would greatly appreciate assistance getting this working.

Davis Herring · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-21 19:33:54Z

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It's impossible (because the Python process has its own environment). You can (though it might not be worthwhile) write a script whose output is commands for bash, and then write eval "$(./foo.py)".

answered Sep 21, 2017 at 19:33

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slaughter98 Over a year ago

Thanks, this is what I thought. Thanks for confirming, I guess it is time for me to learn bash.

Davis Herring Over a year ago

If, say, it's always (and only) FOO you want to modify, you can write export FOO=$(./foo.py) and not learn any more bash.

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