[issue5253] os.environ.get() doesn't handle default value

[Mary Stern]

New submission from Mary Stern <marystern at yahoo.com>:

os.environ.get('ENV_VAR, 'mydefault')

returns '' rather than 'mydefault' if not set.

It would be nice if this standard dict-style behavior was supported.

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messages: 81963
nosy: marystern
severity: normal
status: open
title: os.environ.get() doesn't handle default value
type: feature request
versions: Python 2.5

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