assigning to os.environ does not clear the environment

Metadata

ID: python-best-practices/os-environ-no-assign

Language: Python

Severity: Error

Category: Error Prone

Description

Assigning to os.environ does not clear the environment. To clear the environment, use os.environ.clear()

Non-Compliant Code Examples

import os

os.environ = {}  # use os.environ.clear

Compliant Code Examples

import os

os.environ.clear()
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