os._Environ.get() and __contains__() raise and catch KeyError internally

[alexmalyshev]

Feature or enhancement

Proposal:

Since os._Environ is a subclass of collections.abc.Mapping, its get() and __contains__() methods are implemented in terms of __getitem__(). By forwarding to __getitem__(), a KeyError is raised when the key does not exist. This KeyError is then immediately caught and swallowed.

Handling this exception is extra, avoidable work. _Environ can check its internal dictionary directly which is more efficient.

Has this already been discussed elsewhere?

This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere

Links to previous discussion of this feature:

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Linked PRs

• gh-156491: Avoid KeyErrors in os._Environ.get() and __contains__() #156492