os.environ updates only one copy of env vars under Windows (GetEnvironmentVariable vs. getenv)

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation, operating-systems

Research direction

Start by reading the issue history and running the referenced tryenv2.py environment-variable matrix on Windows. Determine whether the intended outcome is a documentation clarification or a behavioral fix; the issue is complete only when the discrepancy and expected os.environ behavior are resolved and verified.

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Description

docs type-bug
BPO 16633
Nosy @tjguk, @asvetlov
Files
  • tryenv2.py: Show environment variable matrix
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created_at = <Date 2012-12-07.12:01:43.915>
labels = ['type-bug', 'docs']
title = 'os.environ updates only one copy of env vars under Windows (GetEnvironmentVariable vs. getenv)'
updated_at = <Date 2013-01-17.11:09:42.053>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/eudoxos'

    bugs.python.org fields:

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dependencies = []
files = ['28243']
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issue_num = 16633
keywords = []
message_count = 5.0
messages = ['177081', '177087', '177088', '177099', '180122']
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nosy_names = ['tim.golden', 'asvetlov', 'docs@python', 'eudoxos', 'goungy']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue16633'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.3']

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