text: import os
  import json
  
  def read_project_settings():
      with open(".settings", "r") as jsonFile:
          data = json.load(jsonFile)
  
      return data
  
  def set_environment_vars(data):
      hou_path = str(data['hou_launch_path'])
      maya_path = str(data['maya_launch_path'])
      nuke_path = str(data['nuke_launch_path'])
      sbs_path = str(data['sbs_launch_path'])
  
      os.environ["DCC_HOUDINI_LAUNCH_PATH"] = hou_path;
      os.environ["DCC_MAYA_LAUNCH_PATH"] = maya_path;
      os.environ["DCC_NUKE_LAUNCH_PATH"] = nuke_path;
      os.environ["DCC_SBS_LAUNCH_PATH"] = sbs_path;
      print(os.environ)
      # print("here")
  
  set_environment_vars(read_project_settings())
  # print("done")
  