[New-bugs-announce] [issue1181] Redefine clear() for os.environ to use unsetenv() if possible

[Martin Horcicka]

New submission from Martin Horcicka:

This patch makes os.environ.clear() to have the same effect as:

for name in os.environ.keys():
    del os.environ[name]

I believe that most people expect the effects to be the same anyway.

The practical benefit is a simpler redefinition of the whole environment
if desired (e.g. in scripts run via sudo on unix systems).

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components: Library (Lib)
files: os.py.patch
messages: 56048
nosy: horcicka
severity: normal
status: open
title: Redefine clear() for os.environ to use unsetenv() if possible
type: behavior

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