python os.environ code example

Example 1: get environment variable python

import os

# Set environment variables
os.environ['API_USER'] = 'username'
os.environ['API_PASSWORD'] = 'secret'

# Get environment variables
USER = os.getenv('API_USER')
PASSWORD = os.environ.get('API_PASSWORD')

# Getting non-existent keys
FOO = os.getenv('FOO') # None
BAR = os.environ.get('BAR') # None
BAZ = os.environ['BAZ'] # KeyError: key does not exist.

Example 2: python os module

#the os module provides an operating system interface from Python
import os
#prints the name of the operating system
print(os.name)
#prints the absolute path for the module
print(os.getcwd())