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gh-83940: os docs: Improve wording for getenv/getenvb (#98113)

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@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ process and user.
.. function:: getenv(key, default=None)
Return the value of the environment variable *key* if it exists, or
*default* if it doesn't. *key*, *default* and the result are str. Note that
Return the value of the environment variable *key* as a string if it exists, or
*default* if it doesn't. *key* is a string. Note that
since :func:`getenv` uses :data:`os.environ`, the mapping of :func:`getenv` is
similarly also captured on import, and the function may not reflect
future environment changes.
@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ process and user.
.. function:: getenvb(key, default=None)
Return the value of the environment variable *key* if it exists, or
*default* if it doesn't. *key*, *default* and the result are bytes. Note that
Return the value of the environment variable *key* as bytes if it exists, or
*default* if it doesn't. *key* must be bytes. Note that
since :func:`getenvb` uses :data:`os.environb`, the mapping of :func:`getenvb` is
similarly also captured on import, and the function may not reflect
future environment changes.