Environment Variables

Following is a list of environment variables that can be set to control various aspects of PyFluent.

Variable	Description
ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE	Specifies the license server for Fluent.
AWP_ROOT<NNN>	Specifies the Fluent root directory for the version vNNN while launching Fluent in launch_fluent().
FLUENT_CONTAINER_IMAGE	Specifies the full Docker image name including tag while starting a Fluent container in launch_fluent().
FLUENT_IMAGE_NAME	Specifies the Docker image name while starting a Fluent container in launch_fluent().
FLUENT_IMAGE_TAG	Specifies the Docker image tag while starting a Fluent container in launch_fluent().
PYFLUENT_CODEGEN_SKIP_BUILTIN_SETTINGS	Skips the generation of built-in settings during codegen.
PYFLUENT_CONTAINER_MOUNT_SOURCE	Specifies the host path which is mounted inside the container while starting a Fluent container in launch_fluent().
PYFLUENT_CONTAINER_MOUNT_TARGET	Specifies the path inside the container where the host path is mounted while starting a Fluent container in launch_fluent().
PYFLUENT_FLUENT_DEBUG	Starts Fluent in debug mode while launching Fluent in launch_fluent().
PYFLUENT_FLUENT_IP	Specifies the IP address of the Fluent server in connect_to_fluent().
PYFLUENT_FLUENT_PORT	Specifies the port of the Fluent server in connect_to_fluent().
PYFLUENT_FLUENT_ROOT	Specifies the Fluent root directory while launching Fluent in launch_fluent().
PYFLUENT_GRPC_LOG_BYTES_LIMIT	Specifies the length of gRPC logging messages. Set to 0 to disable the limit.
PYFLUENT_LAUNCH_CONTAINER	Starts a Fluent container in launch_fluent().
PYFLUENT_LOGGING	Enabled PyFluent logging and specifies the logging level. Possible values are DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, and CRITICAL.
PYFLUENT_NO_FIX_PARAMETER_LIST_RETURN	Disables the return value fix for the parameter list command in settings API.
PYFLUENT_SHOW_SERVER_GUI	Shows the Fluent GUI while launching Fluent in launch_fluent().
PYFLUENT_SKIP_API_UPGRADE_ADVICE	Disables printing of TUI to settings API upgrade advice.
PYFLUENT_SKIP_EXAMPLES_DOC	Skips the generation of examples documentation.
PYFLUENT_TIMEOUT_FORCE_EXIT	Enables force exit while exiting a Fluent session and specifies the timeout in seconds.
PYFLUENT_WATCHDOG_DEBUG	Enables debugging for the PyFluent watchdog process.
PYFLUENT_WATCHDOG_EXCEPTION_ON_ERROR	Raises exception when error occurs in the PyFluent watchdog process.
REMOTING_PORTS	Specifies the port range for the Fluent server while launching Fluent in launch_fluent(). The format is <start_port>/portspan=<port_span>.
REMOTING_SERVER_ADDRESS	Specifies the IP address of the Fluent server while launching Fluent in launch_fluent().
SERVER_INFO_DIR	Specifies the directory where the server-info file is created while launching Fluent in launch_fluent().