copy.copy() does not properly copy os.environment

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems

Research direction

Review environcopy.patch and environcopy_v2.patch, then inspect the os.environ entry point and how copy.copy() handles it. Compare the proposed copy behavior with the issue's requirement and verify that the resulting copy behavior is covered before submitting an updated patch.

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Description

3.11 stdlib type-feature
BPO 15373
Nosy @rhettinger, @gpshead, @pitrou, @bitdancer, @methane, @serhiy-storchaka, @eryksun, @MojoVampire, @sblondon, @akulakov, @kamilturek, @nightlark
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  • environcopy.patch: Add copy method to os.environ
  • environcopy_v2.patch: Add copy method to os.environ
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2012-07-16.16:08:57.208>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.11']
title = 'copy.copy() does not properly copy os.environment'
updated_at = <Date 2022-03-02.00:42:01.639>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/htgoebel'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2022-03-02.00:42:01.639>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2012-07-16.16:08:57.208>
creator = 'htgoebel'
dependencies = []
files = ['26403', '26404']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 15373
keywords = ['patch', 'needs review']
message_count = 18.0
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nosy_count = 14.0
nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'gregory.p.smith', 'htgoebel', 'pitrou', 'r.david.murray', 'methane', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'eryksun', 'josh.r', 'sblondon', 'andrei.avk', 'kamilturek', 'rmast', 'mkatsev']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue15373'
versions = ['Python 3.11']

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