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gh-139482: speed up os.environ.clear by 2x #139483

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Make environ.clear() asymptotically efficient (O(N^2) -> O(N)).
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions Lib/os.py
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Expand Up @@ -742,6 +742,14 @@ def __repr__(self):
)
return f"environ({{{formatted_items}}})"

def clear(self):
while self._data:
for key in list(self._data):
try:
del self[key]
except KeyError:
pass

def copy(self):
return dict(self)

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