Fix docs for retrieving missing environment variable.

jugmac00 · jugmac00 · commit a47504e59556 · 2025-02-15T18:43:50.000+01:00
Fixes #3456
diff --git a/docs/changelog/3456.doc.rst b/docs/changelog/3456.doc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Updates the documentation for ``os.environ['KEY']`` when the variable does not exist - by :user:`jugmac00`.
diff --git a/docs/config.rst b/docs/config.rst
@@ -1635,7 +1635,8 @@ If you specify a substitution string like this::
 
     {env:KEY}
 
-then the value will be retrieved as ``os.environ['KEY']`` and raise an Error if the environment variable does not exist.
+then the value will be retrieved as ``os.environ['KEY']`` and replaced with an empty string if the environment variable
+does not exist.
 
 
 Environment variable substitutions with default values

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	`1`	+Updates the documentation for ``os.environ['KEY']`` when the variable does not exist - by :user:`jugmac00`.