PYTHONPATH In OS X

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

Solution 1:

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