[ python-Bugs-996748 ] os.environ documentation should indicate unreliability

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Bugs item #996748, was opened at 2004-07-23 14:41
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Category: Python Library
Group: Feature Request
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Richard Tibbetts (tibbetts)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: os.environ documentation should indicate unreliability

Initial Comment:
Looking at the documenation for the os module, nothing
in the documentation of os.environ would indicate that
it is unreliable. But then looking at os.putenv, we see
that os.environ will not reflect changes made to the
environment through other means.

To me, this makes os.environ much less useful. In fact,
it makes it somewhat harmful. I would argue for
deprecating it, or at least documenting this problem.

Thanks,
Richard


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