text: #!/usr/bin/python
  # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  
  # Hive Automium System
  # Copyright (c) 2008-2020 Hive Solutions Lda.
  #
  # This file is part of Hive Automium System.
  #
  # Hive Automium System is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  # it under the terms of the Apache License as published by the Apache
  # Foundation, either version 2.0 of the License, or (at your option) any
  # later version.
  #
  # Hive Automium System is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
  # Apache License for more details.
  #
  # You should have received a copy of the Apache License along with
  # Hive Automium System. If not, see <http://www.apache.org/licenses/>.
  
  __author__ = "João Magalhães <joamag@hive.pt>"
  """ The author(s) of the module """
  
  __version__ = "1.0.0"
  """ The version of the module """
  
  __revision__ = "$LastChangedRevision$"
  """ The revision number of the module """
  
  __date__ = "$LastChangedDate$"
  """ The last change date of the module """
  
  __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2008-2020 Hive Solutions Lda."
  """ The copyright for the module """
  
  __license__ = "Apache License, Version 2.0"
  """ The license for the module """
  
  import os
  
  SEPARATOR = ";" if os.name == "nt" else ":"
  """ The separator to be used to separate environment
  variable, should be different between os types """
  
  def environ_s(name, value, append = True):
      _value = os.environ.get(name, None)
      if _value and append: value = _value + SEPARATOR + value
      os.environ[name] = value
  
  def environ(name, default = None):
      return os.environ.get(name, default)
  