ocs: clarify what load_dotenv() does in README by cybercoded · Pull Request #575

ocs: clarify what load_dotenv() does in README by cybercoded · Pull Request #575 · theskumar/python-dotenv

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This PR updates the README to explicitly describe what load_dotenv() does.

Makes it clear that load_dotenv() reads key-value pairs from a .env file and sets them in os.environ.
States that existing environment variables are not overridden unless override=True is passed.
Removes redundant wording for clarity.

This addresses the documentation gap highlighted in issue #571.

Fixes #571

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Thank you! 💟

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