[mod_python] How to define an environment variable for otherpython module to use?

Gregory

According to the Python document, if os.putvar is used to change the
environment, such changes only affect subprocesses started with
os.system(), popen(), fork() and execv(), so it is probably not
able to solve the problem.

Thanks

david


Gregory Trubetskoy wrote:
> 
> Sorry for a late answer -
> 
> If you are using strictly mod_python (without cgihandler), then the
> standard apache SetEnv or PassEnv directives should work.
> 
> If you're using cgihandler, and if the python-oracle interface module is
> written in C, then most likely it uses the actual process environment. In
> this case you will have to use os.putenv() function prior to using the
> oracle interface. Otherwise, simply assigning something to os.environ
> should do it.
> 
> Does this answer your question?
> 
> --
>   Gregory (Grisha) Trubetskoy
>        grisha at modpython.org
> 
> On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, David YEUNG wrote:
> 
> > I have other python modules which usually need to read some environment
> > variables, e.g., an python-oracle interface module needs to read the "ORACLE_SID"
> > to know where the database to connect. I used to defining this variable in the "shell"
> > before invoking a python CGI program, e.g.:
> >
> >    #!/bin/sh
> >    export ORACLE_SID=orcl
> >    exec /some/oracle/python/interface.cgi
> >
> > I would like to try the mod_python using the default CGI handler, but does someone
> > know how to define some environment variable in mod_python?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > david
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