legacy_request_state_context_var: ContextVar[Optional[Dict[str, Any]]] = ContextVar(
    "legacy_request_state_context_var", default=None
)

async def set_up_request_state_dependency():
    request_state = {"user": "deadpond"}
    contextvar_token = legacy_request_state_context_var.set(request_state)
    yield request_state
    legacy_request_state_context_var.reset(contextvar_token)
```

You can create and use environment variables in the shell, without needing Python:

=== "Linux, macOS, Windows Bash"

    <div class="termy">

    ```console
    // You could create an env var MY_NAME with
    $ export MY_NAME="Wade Wilson"