# environment.py
import os
import sys
# Default environment variables to inherit
DEFAULT_INHERITED_ENV_VARS = (
["HOME", "LOGNAME", "PATH", "SHELL", "TERM", "USER"]
if sys.platform != "win32"
else [
"APPDATA",
"HOMEDRIVE",
"HOMEPATH",
"LOCALAPPDATA",
"PATH",
"PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE",
"SYSTEMDRIVE",
"SYSTEMROOT",
"TEMP",
"USERNAME",
"USERPROFILE",
]
)
def get_default_environment() -> dict[str, str]:
"""
Retrieve a dictionary of default environment variables to inherit.
"""
# get the current environment
env = {
key: value
for key in DEFAULT_INHERITED_ENV_VARS
if (value := os.environ.get(key)) and not value.startswith("()")
}
# return the dictionary
return env