Runtime Options
===============

.. automodule:: pyglet
   :members:


.. _guide_environment-settings:

Environment settings
--------------------

Options in the :py:attr:`pyglet.options` dictionary can have defaults set
through the operating system's environment variable.  The following table
shows which environment variable is used for each option:

    .. list-table::
        :header-rows: 1

        * - Environment variable
          - :py:attr:`pyglet.options` key
          - Type
          - Default value
        * - ``PYGLET_AUDIO``
          - ``audio``
          - List of strings
          - ``directsound,openal,alsa,silent``
        * - ``PYGLET_DEBUG_GL``
          - ``debug_gl``
          - Boolean
          - ``1`` [#debug_gl]_

.. [#debug_gl] Defaults to ``1`` unless Python is run with ``-O`` or from a
    frozen executable.
