I set PYTHONPATH variable on my Apple laptop a while ago. I have checked /private/etc/profile config file. It is not there. Where else I could find it?
What other config file could be used to set the PYTHONPATH variable on OS X?
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There are several config files that can be used to set PYTHONPATH in OS X:
The first is profile file which is located in hidden /private/etc/ folder:
/private/etc/profile
You can use the following syntax to set the variable there:
export MY_CUSTOM_ENV_VARIABLE="/Applications/MyApp/bin"
Other config files are .cshrc, .bashrc and . bash_profile which (thanks albert for your info) are located in user's home directory and based on your OS X might or might not be there:
/Users/username/.cshrc
/Users/username/.bashrc
/Users/username/.bash_profile
To set the environment variable in .cshrc file use the syntax below:
setenv MY_CUSTOM_ENV_VARIABLE /Applications/MyApp/bin
To set the environment variable using .bash_profile file use this syntax:
export MY_CUSTOM_ENV_VARIABLE=/Applications/MyApp/bin:$MY_CUSTOM_ENV_VARIABLE
In my case PYTHONPATH variable was set in .bash_profile file. And it was set with the following syntax:
export PYTHONPATH=/Users/myModules:$PYTHONPATH
whereis pythonin your console?.bashrcand/or your.bash_profilewhere theexport PATHmight be set up manually. In addition, you can check the path of Python by usingwhich python.