Print all env vars in pipx environment

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 - Add `pipx install --preinstall` to support preinstalling build requirements
 - Pass `--no-input` to pip when output is not piped to parent stdout
 - Fix program name in generated manual page
+- Print all environment variables in `pipx environment`
 
 ## 1.2.0
 

src/pipx/commands/environment.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
 from pipx.constants import (
     EXIT_CODE_OK,
     LOCAL_BIN_DIR,
@@ -9,27 +11,44 @@
     PIPX_VENV_CACHEDIR,
     ExitCode,
 )
+from pipx.emojis import EMOJI_SUPPORT
+from pipx.interpreter import DEFAULT_PYTHON
 from pipx.util import PipxError
 
 
 def environment(value: str) -> ExitCode:
-    """Print a list of variables used in `pipx.constants`"""
-    environment_variables = {
+    """Print a list of environment variables and paths used by pipx"""
+    environment_variables = [
+        "PIPX_HOME",
+        "PIPX_BIN_DIR",
+        "PIPX_SHARED_LIBS",
+        "PIPX_DEFAULT_PYTHON",
+        "USE_EMOJI",
+    ]
+    derived_values = {
         "PIPX_HOME": PIPX_HOME,
         "PIPX_BIN_DIR": LOCAL_BIN_DIR,
         "PIPX_SHARED_LIBS": PIPX_SHARED_LIBS,
         "PIPX_LOCAL_VENVS": PIPX_LOCAL_VENVS,
         "PIPX_LOG_DIR": PIPX_LOG_DIR,
         "PIPX_TRASH_DIR": PIPX_TRASH_DIR,
         "PIPX_VENV_CACHEDIR": PIPX_VENV_CACHEDIR,
+        "PIPX_DEFAULT_PYTHON": DEFAULT_PYTHON,
+        "USE_EMOJI": str(EMOJI_SUPPORT).lower(),
     }
     if value is None:
+        print("Environment variables (set by user):")
+        print("")
         for env_variable in environment_variables:
-            print(f"{env_variable}={environment_variables[env_variable]}")
+            env_value = os.getenv(env_variable, "")
+            print(f"{env_variable}={env_value}")
+        print("")
+        print("Derived values (computed by pipx):")
         print("")
-        print("Only PIPX_HOME and PIPX_BIN_DIR can be set by users in the above list.")
-    elif value in environment_variables:
-        print(environment_variables[value])
+        for env_variable in derived_values:
+            print(f"{env_variable}={derived_values[env_variable]}")
+    elif value in derived_values:
+        print(derived_values[value])
     else:
         raise PipxError("Variable not found.")
 

src/pipx/main.py

@@ -668,15 +668,16 @@ def _add_environment(subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> None:
     p = subparsers.add_parser(
         "environment",
         formatter_class=LineWrapRawTextHelpFormatter,
-        help=("Print a list of variables used in pipx.constants."),
+        help="Print a list of environment variables and paths used by pipx.",
         description=textwrap.dedent(
             """
+            Prints the names and current values of environment variables used by pipx,
+            followed by internal pipx variables which are derived from the environment
+            variables and platform specific default values.
+
             Available variables:
             PIPX_HOME, PIPX_BIN_DIR, PIPX_SHARED_LIBS, PIPX_LOCAL_VENVS, PIPX_LOG_DIR,
-            PIPX_TRASH_DIR, PIPX_VENV_CACHEDIR
-
-            Only PIPX_HOME and PIPX_BIN_DIR can be set by users in the above list.
-
+            PIPX_TRASH_DIR, PIPX_VENV_CACHEDIR, PIPX_DEFAULT_PYTHON, USE_EMOJI
             """
         ),
     )

tests/test_environment.py

@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ def test_cli(monkeypatch, capsys):
     assert "PIPX_LOG_DIR" in captured.out
     assert "PIPX_TRASH_DIR" in captured.out
     assert "PIPX_VENV_CACHEDIR" in captured.out
-    assert (
-        "Only PIPX_HOME and PIPX_BIN_DIR can be set by users in the above list."
-        in captured.out
-    )
+    assert "PIPX_DEFAULT_PYTHON" in captured.out
+    assert "USE_EMOJI" in captured.out
+    assert "Environment variables (set by user):" in captured.out
 
 
 def test_cli_with_args(monkeypatch, capsys):
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@ def test_cli_with_args(monkeypatch, capsys):
     assert not run_pipx_cli(["environment", "--value", "PIPX_LOG_DIR"])
     assert not run_pipx_cli(["environment", "--value", "PIPX_TRASH_DIR"])
     assert not run_pipx_cli(["environment", "--value", "PIPX_VENV_CACHEDIR"])
+    assert not run_pipx_cli(["environment", "--value", "PIPX_DEFAULT_PYTHON"])
+    assert not run_pipx_cli(["environment", "--value", "USE_EMOJI"])
 
     assert run_pipx_cli(["environment", "--value", "SSS"])
     captured = capsys.readouterr()