utils/python/os/env_utils.py

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import os


def SaveAndClearEnvVars(var_name_list):
    """Saves and clears the values of existing environment variables.

    Args:
        var_name_list: a list of strings where each string is the environment
                       variable name.

    Returns:
        a dict where the key is an environment variable and the value is the
        saved environment variable value.
    """
    env_vars = {}
    for var_name in var_name_list:
        if var_name in os.environ:
            env_vars[var_name] = os.environ[var_name]
            os.environ[var_name] = ""
    return env_vars


def RestoreEnvVars(env_vars):
    """Restores the values of existing environment variables.

    Args:
        env_vars: a dict where the key is an environment variable and
                  the value is the environment variable value to set.
    """
    for var_name in env_vars:
        os.environ[var_name] = env_vars[var_name]