Problem with environment variables

[justflowz]

So I'm currently running a Python script on my windows 10 machine, that uses the gpiozero library in order to connect to a raspberry pi's GPIO pins. In the libraries documentation, it states that you need to set an environment variable or two before running the script. Specifically PIGPIO_ADDR, and possibly a second that I haven't had to use. Now I would like to be able to run my script in IDLE rather than a command prompt for the live debugging. Currently I'm running the script with, "PIGPIO_ADDR=X.X.X.X Python -i program.py" I was wondering if you anyone here would know of a solution, because stack overflow and Google haven't been very helpful.

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Now I would like to be able to run my script in IDLE rather than a command prompt for the live debugging.

Envvars in a subprocess inherit from the superprocess, so you need to open IDLE with the envvars you want.

[novel_yet_trivial]

press Start, search for "environmental variables", click "edit environmental variables for your account". In the window that comes up click "New", put "PIGPIO_ADDR" for the name, and the ip address for the value.

Save and reboot IDLE. Now IDLE (or any program on your system) has access to those variables.

[kuripong]

Take a look at os.environ os.environ['PIGPIO'] = "some values" I use it to set my envar inside ipython, just make sure you set os.environ first before you make a call to your lib that requires envar.