import sys, os global_settings = { 'XXH_VERSION': '0.5.1' } if __name__ == "__main__": for e in ['XXH_HOME', 'PIP_TARGET', 'PYTHONPATH']: if e in os.environ: global_settings[e] = os.environ[e] if len(sys.argv) > 1: setting_name = sys.argv[1] if setting_name in global_settings: print(global_settings[setting_name]) else: sys.exit(1) else: print(global_settings)