Getting parameters from environment variables

Question

I want to read a new environment variable from my script. I am trying to export this var via ssh. I tried

test = "qwerty" cmd = "export my_password=%s;python script.py" % test

execute this command with the ssh command. In the script:

 if os.environ.has_key("my_password"): print "ok" else: print "failed"

As a result, I got a "failure." How do I set this env variable?

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Francheska Dec 19 '12 at 15:12

1 answer

Martijn pieters · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-19T15:14:34+0000

Just add it before the command without exporting it:

 cmd = "my_password=%s python script.py" % test