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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst index 3bfefc6..8092397 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.rst @@ -170,9 +170,10 @@ process and user. .. data:: environ - A :term:`mapping` object representing the string environment. For example, - ``environ['HOME']`` is the pathname of your home directory (on some platforms), - and is equivalent to ``getenv("HOME")`` in C. + A :term:`mapping` object where keys and values are strings that represent + the process environment. For example, ``environ['HOME']`` is the pathname + of your home directory (on some platforms), and is equivalent to + ``getenv("HOME")`` in C. This mapping is captured the first time the :mod:`os` module is imported, typically during Python startup as part of processing :file:`site.py`. Changes @@ -209,10 +210,10 @@ process and user. .. data:: environb - Bytes version of :data:`environ`: a :term:`mapping` object representing the - environment as byte strings. :data:`environ` and :data:`environb` are - synchronized (modify :data:`environb` updates :data:`environ`, and vice - versa). + Bytes version of :data:`environ`: a :term:`mapping` object where both keys + and values are :class:`bytes` objects representing the process environment. + :data:`environ` and :data:`environb` are synchronized (modifying + :data:`environb` updates :data:`environ`, and vice versa). :data:`environb` is only available if :data:`supports_bytes_environ` is ``True``. |