def get_param(current_scene_db, parameter):
    """get the value of the specified parameter variable"""
    from src.praxxis.sqlite import connection
    conn = connection.create_connection(current_scene_db)
    cur = conn.cursor()
    get_param = 'SELECT Value FROM "Parameters" WHERE Parameter = ?'
    cur.execute(get_param, (parameter,))
    conn.commit()
    value = cur.fetchone()
    conn.close()
    return value
