assigning to os.environ does not clear the environment

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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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  - python-best-practices     # Rules to enforce Python best practices.

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