🐛 fix(config): set_env cross-section substitution precedence - #3739
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Explicit set_env values in a section now take precedence over
values inherited via cross-section substitution. Previously,
{[testenv]set_env} expansion would overwrite values already
defined in the current section.
Fixes tox-dev#2831
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When a
set_envsection both inherits values via cross-section substitution (e.g.,{[testenv]set_env}) and explicitly defines the same variable, the inherited value incorrectly overwrites the explicit one. 🔄 This means configurations like the common pattern of overriding a single variable from a base environment silently fail — the base value always wins.The fix ensures that explicitly defined values in a section take precedence over values arriving from cross-section substitution expansion. This matches the intuitive "last definition wins" principle and restores the behavior users expect when layering environment configurations.
Fixes #2831