How to set PATH from python code? [duplicate]

Question

I tried setting ORACLE_HOME path from python script as below but it didn't work, any idea how can I set it?

>>> subprocess.call(["export", "ORACLE_HOME="+ORACLE_HOME], env= os.environ)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 419, in call
    return Popen(*args, **kwargs).wait()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 550, in __init__
    errread, errwrite)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 996, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
>>> subprocess.call(["export", "ORACLE_HOME="+ORACLE_HOME])
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 419, in call
    return Popen(*args, **kwargs).wait()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 550, in __init__
    errread, errwrite)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/subprocess.py", line 996, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

Daniel Roseman · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-24 09:37:45Z

1

Use os.environ:

os.environ['ORACLE_HOME'] = 'whatever'

answered Oct 24, 2013 at 9:37

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2 Comments

Shashi Over a year ago

great.. thanks a lot. Any idea how to append to an existing PATH ?

cdarke Over a year ago

@Shashi: os.environ['PATH'] += ':whatever'

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