[New-bugs-announce] [issue17702] os.environ converts key type from string to bytes in KeyError exception

[Robert Tasarz]

New submission from Robert Tasarz:

Minimal example:

>>> import os
>>> somekey = 'random'
>>> try:
...   os.environ[somekey]
... except KeyError as e:
...   print(repr(e))
...   somekey == e.args[0]
... 
KeyError(b'random',)
False

Tested in Python 3.3.1 on Debian

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components: Extension Modules
messages: 186604
nosy: Robert.Tasarz
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: os.environ converts key type from string to bytes in KeyError exception
versions: Python 3.3

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