python supports the -d -O and -v command line switches 
by incrementing the Py_DebugFlag, Py_OptimizeFlag and 
Py_VerboseFlag.

It is also possible to set Py_VerboseFlag etc using 
environment variables. The logic is currently:

if env.var. set and non-empty:
    if flag is zero:
        set flag to 1

However it is not possible to use environment 
variables to set the flags to a value greater than one.

This patch changes to logic to:

if env.var. set and non-empty:
    if env.var. is an integer:
        set flag to that integer
    if flag is zero:
        set flag to 1


Under this patch, anyone currently using 
PYTHONVERBOSE=yes will get the same output as before.

PYTHONVERBNOSE=2 will generate more verbosity than 
before.

The only unusual case that the following three are 
still all equivalent:
PYTHONVERBOSE=yespleas
PYTHONVERBOSE=1
PYTHONVERBOSE=0

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user_id=6380

Thanks.  Applied as pythonrun.c rev 2.149.

Note that your patch receives a C-minus for style:

- indented 4 spaces
- no space after comma
- no space between "if" and "("
- no spaces around operators

Normally I would have sent it back for that, but I'm in a
forgiving mood today. :-)