How to Access an Environment Variable in Pipedream Using Python?

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how do I get an environment variable in Pipedream using python

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To access environment variables in Pipedream using Python, you can use the os module. Here’s an example: import os # Get the value of an environment variable api_key = os.environ.get('API_KEY') # Use the value in your code print(api_key) Make sure to replace 'API_KEY' with the name of the environment variable you want to access.

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thank you

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we don’t have this documented clearly but just an FYI: you can only retrieve Pipedream env vars within the standard Python handler function. @U05A7KLNALC Can you rewrite the code above to fit within the Pipedream handler function for Python steps?

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Certainly! Here’s an example of how you can retrieve Pipedream environment variables within the standard Python handler function for Python steps: def handler(pd): # Get the value of an environment variable api_key = pd.env.get('API_KEY') # Use the value in your code print(api_key) # Return data for use in future steps return {"api_key": api_key} In this example, pd.env.get('API_KEY') is used to retrieve the value of the API_KEY environment variable. You can then use this value in your code as needed. Remember to replace 'API_KEY' with the name of the environment variable you want to access. Please note that the pd object is automatically provided to the handler function in Pipedream Python steps, and it exposes various properties and methods that you can use, including accessing environment variables using pd.env.get().

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Hmm

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maybe I need to test more, I thought I was getting something with os.environment, maybe not

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since we run in an AWS container, os will return AWS environment variables but not Pipedream ones outside the handler function.

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back on this, I’ve getting an error.
‘Pipedream’ object has no attribute ‘env’

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pd.env.get(‘my_api_key’)

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yes apologies, that was another hallucination, I don’t know why Pi is doing that today. Place this code within the handler function and that should work:

api_key = os.environ.get('API_KEY')
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‘Pipedream’ object has no attribute ‘environ’

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shoot

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I see you changed it to os