{"id":57982,"date":"2024-01-18T19:14:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.askpython.com\/?p=57982"},"modified":"2025-04-10T20:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T20:46:47","slug":"linux-export-env-variables-with-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askpython.com\/python\/examples\/linux-export-env-variables-with-python","title":{"rendered":"How to use export with Python on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ‘export’<\/strong> command in Linux is typically used to set an environment variable. Environment variables are dynamic values that can affect the behavior of processes and programs running in the operating system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ‘export’ command helps with setting environment variables and influencing the behavior of ongoing processes. This command follows the syntax ‘export VARIABLE_NAME=”value”‘, where spaces are not allowed between the variable name and value. Additionally, the ‘env’ and ‘echo’ commands are used to view these variables. Integrating ‘export’ with Python scripts involves creating a script, setting environment variables via a shell script, making the script executable, and executing it. This process is instrumental in managing dynamic values essential for process environments in Linux<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Installing Python in Alpine Linux<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The basic syntax of the ‘export<\/strong>‘ command<\/h3>\n\n\n
\nexport VARIABLE_NAME="value"\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
This is the basic syntax of the ‘export<\/strong>‘ command. ‘V1<\/strong>‘ is your variable name and ‘value<\/strong>‘ is your variable value. Here, you can’t add a space between the variable name and value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is one example of an ‘export<\/strong>‘ command:<\/p>\n\n\n
\nexport V1="Hello, World!"\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
In the above example, we set a value of a variable as ‘Hello, World!<\/strong>‘ with variable name ‘V1.<\/strong>‘ Now the value Hello, World! is stored in variable V1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Export<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Now you can see a list of environment variables by using the command ‘env<\/strong>‘ or ‘echo<\/strong>‘ with ‘$VARIABLE_NAME<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\n\n\n
\necho $VARIABLE_NAME\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
\"Echo\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Here we use the ‘echo $V1<\/strong>‘ command line to get the value of variable V1 and the output is “Hello, World!”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So this is the basics about export command in Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Also read: Downgrade From Python 3.7 to 3.6 on Windows, MacOS, and Linux<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Integrating Export Command with Python Scripts in Linux<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The export command with Python in Linux is typically used to refer to setting environment variables. Environment variables are key-value pairs that store information about the environment in which the process runs. 
Here are steps to use export with Python:<\/p>\n\n\n\n