Revert os.py 1.75, and directly implement update.

Fixes #1110478 and #1100235.

2 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/os.py b/Lib/os.py
index d3b9a8d..b967978 100644
--- a/Lib/os.py
+++ b/Lib/os.py
@@ -442,6 +442,17 @@ else:
                 return key.upper() in self.data
             def get(self, key, failobj=None):
                 return self.data.get(key.upper(), failobj)
+            def update(self, dict=None, **kwargs):
+                if dict:
+                    try:
+                        items = dict.items()
+                    except AttributeError:
+                        # List of (key, value)
+                        items = dict
+                    for k, v in items:
+                        self[k] = v
+                if kwargs:
+                    self.update(kwargs)
             def copy(self):
                 return dict(self)
 
@@ -453,6 +464,17 @@ else:
             def __setitem__(self, key, item):
                 putenv(key, item)
                 self.data[key] = item
+            def update(self,  dict=None, **kwargs):
+                if dict:
+                    try:
+                        items = dict.items()
+                    except AttributeError:
+                        # List of (key, value)
+                        items = dict
+                    for k, v in items:
+                        self[k] = v
+                if kwargs:
+                    self.update(kwargs)
             try:
                 unsetenv
             except NameError:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_os.py b/Lib/test/test_os.py
index 472d13f..cce6926 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_os.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_os.py
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ class EnvironTests(mapping_tests.BasicTestMappingProtocol):
         os.environ.clear()
         os.environ.update(self.__save)
 
+    # Bug 1110478
+    def test_update(self):
+        if os.path.exists("/bin/sh"):
+            os.environ.update(HELLO="World")
+            value = os.popen("/bin/sh -c 'echo $HELLO'").read().strip()
+            self.assertEquals(value, "World")
+
 class WalkTests(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests for os.walk()."""