X = os.environ["KMVAR_searchTerm"] stops finding the Keyboard Maestro variable

[tiffle]

In another thread you contributed to, this was suggested:

@drdrang

Python accesses environment variables through the environ dictionary in the os library. So your script needs to include

import os

to import the library. Most people put their import statements up near the top of the script. Then you access the value of fName this way:

with open(os.environ["KMVAR_fName"]) as f:

which looks a bit different to what you're saying is now no longer working. Maybe that's the answer? I know nothing about using python together with KM so excuse me if I'm on the wrong track - just trying to be helpful!