# MWorks doesn't see some environmental variables
**URL:** https://mworks.discourse.group/t/mworks-doesnt-see-some-environmental-variables/1059
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 11, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/mworks-doesnt-see-some-environmental-variables/1059 "2024-11-11T17:03:06Z")
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### Author:  [@vonaviv](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/vonaviv)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/mworks-doesnt-see-some-environmental-variables/1059/1 "2024-11-11T17:03:06Z")
Hi Chris,
I am trying to run some software for camera acquisition via python. I use Mworks 12.2. I have added the path to my custom python packages and I can successfully load all of them. However, I have problem while using a specific package. The Mworks process doesn’t seem know the location of a driver, which is specified in a variable `SPINNAKER_GENTL64_CTI`. When I check from within Mworks python shell the variable is empty, however, in the regular shell it is present and I can use this python package without any problem.
As a proof of principle that the set-up can work I have another Mac which doesn’t have this problem. But this Mac runs on an Itel-chip and I had to use an older version of the required python package, which supports the chip. Therefore, I also had to use Mworks 10, because the package version requires python=3.8.
I tried few things, but nothing helps. I hope you could help me to solve the problem.
Best,
Vladyslav
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### Author:  [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/mworks-doesnt-see-some-environmental-variables/1059/2 "2024-11-12T15:14:26Z")
Hi Vladyslav,
Have you tried setting the environment variable in your Python code, before you import the package that needs it? For example:
```auto
os.environ['SPINNAKER_GENTL64_CTI'] = 'whatever'
import the_package
```
Cheers,
Chris
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### Author:  [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/mworks-doesnt-see-some-environmental-variables/1059/3 "2024-11-19T13:52:35Z")