Summary
Gets the specified system environment variable value, such as "TEMP".
Discussion
When using GetSystemEnvironment to retrieve the "TEMP" environment variable's value, GetSystemEnvironment will cycle through "TEMP", "TMP" and "MW_TMPDIR" environment variables and return the first value it finds.
Syntax
GetSystemEnvironment (environment)
| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
environment | The name of the system environment variable. | String |
Return Value
| Data Type | Explanation |
| String | Returns the value of the specified system environment variable as a string. |
Code sample
GetSystemEnvironment example
Return the specified system environment variable value.
import arcpy
# Set the scratchWorkspace environment to the value returned
# from the system environment variable TEMP
arcpy.env.scratchWorkspace = arcpy.GetSystemEnvironment("TEMP")