Accessing /etc/environment value in unix using python error?

Question

I tried to set a new "System wide environment" variable and tried to access it using python. I put 'PRODUCTION_SERVER'=1 in etc/environment. After rebooting i tested it in python interpreter and it was successful

>>> import os
>>> os.environ.get('PRODUCTION_SERVER')
'1'
>>>

But when i used the same line inside my flask project in that server it returned None.

import os
print os.environ.get('PRODUCTION_SERVER')

Output

None

Why am i getting different results in same system?

I used shell without sudo or anything. Can you suggest me a solution ? — nidhinpd
– nidhinpd, Commented Feb 13, 2015 at 11:57

ldx.a.ldy.c · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-13 13:47:55Z

2

Don't know if this is the problem, but:

The /etc/environment file is only loaded when you log in (it is read by the pam_env PAM module). If your flask service is running an an environment that was created before you changed the /etc/environment file, it would not see new values you have entered into that file.

answered Feb 13, 2015 at 13:47

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