python shell 继承 环境变量,如何在Python中设置父外壳的环境变量？

I'm trying to modify the environment variables on a parent shell from within Python. What I've attempted so far hasn't worked:

~ $ export TESTING=test

~ $ echo $TESTING

test

~ $

~ $

~ $ python

Python 2.7.10 (default, Jun 1 2015, 18:05:38)

[GCC 4.9.2] on cygwin

Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

>>> import os

>>> os.environ['TESTING']

'test'

>>> os.environ['TESTING'] = 'changed'

>>> os.environ['TESTING']

'changed'

>>> quit()

~ $

~ $

~ $ echo $TESTING

test

That's all I've been able to come up with. Can it be done? How do I set environment variables of parent shell in Python?

解决方案

This isn't possible.

Child processes inherit their environments from their parents rather than share them. Therefore any modifications you make to your environment will be reflected only in the child (python) process. Practically, you're just overwriting the dictionary the os module has created based on your environment of your shell, not the actual environment variables of your shell.