Solution to 'Value cannot be null. Parameter name: path1' with dotnet and tox
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When running Python unit tests with tox, you might see the following errors:
C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\2.0.0\NuGet.targets(466,5): error : Value cannot be null.C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\2.0.0\NuGet.targets(466,5): error : Parameter name: path1
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System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.Parameter name: path1 at System.IO.Path.Combine(String path1, String path2) at Microsoft.DotNet.Configurer.CliFallbackFolderPathCalculator.get_DotnetUserProfileFolderPath() at Microsoft.DotNet.Configurer.FirstTimeUseNoticeSentinel..ctor(CliFallbackFolderPathCalculator cliFallbackFolderPathCalculator) at Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Program.ProcessArgs(String[] args, ITelemetry telemetryClient) at Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Program.Main(String[] args)
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That is happening because all environment variables are not passed to tox by default.
Open `tox.ini` and add the `passenv = APPDATA ProgramFiles USERPROFILE` line:
```bash
[testenv]setenv = PYTHONPATH = {toxinidir}
commands = python setup.py test
passenv = APPDATA ProgramFiles USERPROFILERerun tox and you should be good.
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