[Python] Environment variables unavailable to jupyter notebook but I see them in base printenv

I added a few environment variables to my activate script by adding

export MYVAR=blahblah


to the end.

When I activate via source ./activate and then do printenv I see them.

From a bash terminal if I launch python then do

import os
os.environ


then I see them.

BUT if I open a jupyter notebook either through the web interface or through VSC remote connection then I don't see them.

What's the missing link?

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