# Environment Variables { #environment-variables }

/// tip

If you already know what "environment variables" are and how to use them, feel free to skip this.

///

An environment variable (also known as "**env var**") is a variable that lives **outside** of the Python code, in the **operating system**, and could be read by your Python code (or by other programs as well).

অনেক ক্ষেত্রে, দেখা মাত্রই এনভায়রনমেন্ট ভেরিয়েবল কীভাবে প্রয়োজন হবে  তা স্পষ্ট হয় না। কিন্তু ডেভেলপমেন্টের সময় আপনি নানা রকম পরিস্থিতিতে এগুলোর সম্মুখীন হবেন, তাই এগুলো সম্পর্কে জেনে রাখা ভালো।

تقریباً معادل اینه که تایپ کنی:

<div class="termy">

```console
$ C:\opt\custompython\bin\python
```

</div>

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این اطلاعات وقتی در مورد [محیط‌های مجازی](virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank} یاد می‌گیری به‌دردت می‌خوره.

## نتیجه‌گیری

با این باید یه درک پایه‌ای از **متغیرهای محیطی** و نحوه استفاده‌شون توی پایتون داشته باشی.

When you work in Python projects you probably should use a **virtual environment** (or a similar mechanism) to isolate the packages you install for each project.

/// info

If you already know about virtual environments, how to create them and use them, you might want to skip this section. 🤓

///

/// tip

A **virtual environment** is different than an **environment variable**.

        return getPath(StringUtil.EMPTY, "js", names);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the path to environment-specific files directory.
     *
     * @param envName the environment name (e.g., "python", "ruby")
     * @param names the path components to append to the environment directory
     * @return the Path object pointing to the environment-specific directory
     */

		}
	}
	return m
}

func initConsoleServer() (*consoleapi.Server, error) {
	// unset all console_ environment variables.
	for _, cenv := range env.List(consolePrefix) {
		os.Unsetenv(cenv)
	}

	// enable all console environment variables
	minioConfigToConsoleFeatures()

	// set certs dir to minio directory
	consoleCerts.GlobalCertsDir = &consoleCerts.ConfigDir{

To understand environment variables you can read [Environment Variables](../environment-variables.md){.internal-link target=_blank}.

///

## Types and validation { #types-and-validation }

These environment variables can only handle text strings, as they are external to Python and have to be compatible with other programs and the rest of the system (and even with different operating systems, as Linux, Windows, macOS).

            } catch (Exception e) {
                // Expected due to missing dependencies in test environment
                assertTrue(true);
                return;
            }

            assertEquals(0, functionBuilders.size());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // Expected due to missing dependencies in test environment
            assertTrue(true);
        }
    }

        exit 1
    fi

    echo "$body"
}

main() {
    WRAPPER_VERSION="${1:-}"

    : "${DEFAULT_BRANCH:?DEFAULT_BRANCH environment variable is required}"
    : "${GITHUB_TOKEN:?GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable is required}"

    if [[ "$TRIGGERED_BY" == *"Release - Final"* ]]; then
        source version-info-final-release/promote-projects/gradle/build/version-info.properties

    /**
     * Returns the default flags for a generic Type-1 message in the
     * current environment.
     *
     * @return An <code>int</code> containing the default flags.
     */
    public static int getDefaultFlags() {
        return DEFAULT_FLAGS;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the default domain from the current environment.
     *
     * @return A <code>String</code> containing the default domain.
     */