Bash shell variables not expanded
Bug #395491 reported by
arky
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPython |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| ipython (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ipython
!echo $PATH
on ipython console results in NameError
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jul 4 17:49:22 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: ipython 0.9.1-3ubuntu1
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: ipython
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-1-generic i686
Revision history for this message
| arky (arky) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ipython (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Ville M. Vainio (villemvainio) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in ipython: | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in ipython (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
To post a comment you must log in.
This is not a bug. You need to enter
!echo $$PATH
To get the correct behaviour. $PATH expands the PATH *python* variable (this is an IPython feature), where $$PATH escapes the $ character and passes single $ character to shell.