Export of PYTHONPATH from .zshrc not working
python-2.7, shell, zsh, zshrc
Solution
This `export $PYTHONPATH` is incorrect.
`export` takes variable names not values.
You want `export PYTHONPATH`.
Your line is equivalent to `export /Users/nicolas/Code:/Users/nicolas/Code/Dashboard` which, as you might be able to tell, isn't very useful.
Problem
I'm trying to export the PYTHONPATH environment variable from my .zshrc, but fails. relevant lines from .zshrc ``` PYTHONPATH="/Users/nicolas/Code:/Users/nicolas/Code/Dashboard" export $PYTHONPATH ``` ** from the command line ** 1] test one ``` echo $PYTHONPATH /Users/nicolas/Code:/Users/nicolas/Code/Dashboard ``` appears to work 2] test two ``` `sh -c 'echo "$PYTHONPATH"' ` ==> empty output ``` actually doesnt 3] test three running the folloing python script, with the command `python script.py` ``` #!/usr/bin/env python import os try: user_paths = os.environ['PYTHONPATH'].split(os.pathsep) except KeyError: user_paths = 'no pythonpath' print user_paths ``` outputs : no pythonpath fails again 4] test four ``` zsh -x -c 'echo moo' +/etc/zshenv:2> [ -x /usr/libexec/path_helper ']' +/etc/zshenv:3> /usr/libexec/path_helper -s +/etc/zshenv:3> eval 'PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/X11/bin:/usr/texbin:/Users/nicolas/anaconda/bin:/opt/local/lib/postgresql93/bin:/Users/nicolas/Code/games:/Users/nicolas/Code/Dashboard";' export 'PATH;' +(eval):1> PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/X11/bin:/usr/texbin:/Users/nicolas/anaconda/bin:/opt/local/lib/postgresql93/bin:/Users/nicolas/Code/games:/Users/nicolas/Code/Dashboard +(eval):1> export PATH +zsh:1> echo moo moo ``` extra info : ``` which zsh ``` outputs : /usr/local/bin/zsh My $PATH is ok, it's perfectly similar from the terminal and from inside python. What is happening, and how can i solve this ? Using Mac os, python installed from anaconda