Stop change CWD to .env/.flaskenv location

src/flask/cli.py

@@ -577,10 +577,6 @@ def load_dotenv(path=None):
     If an env var is already set it is not overwritten, so earlier files in the
     list are preferred over later files.
 
-    Changes the current working directory to the location of the first file
-    found, with the assumption that it is in the top level project directory
-    and will be where the Python path should import local packages from.
-
     This is a no-op if `python-dotenv`_ is not installed.
 
     .. _python-dotenv: https://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv#readme
@@ -626,9 +622,6 @@ def load_dotenv(path=None):
 
         dotenv.load_dotenv(path)
 
-    if new_dir and os.getcwd() != new_dir:
-        os.chdir(new_dir)
-
     return new_dir is not None  # at least one file was located and loaded
 
 

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ def test_load_dotenv(monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch._setitem.append((os.environ, item, notset))
 
     monkeypatch.setenv("EGGS", "3")
-    monkeypatch.chdir(os.path.join(test_path, "cliapp", "inner1"))
+    monkeypatch.chdir(test_path)
     assert load_dotenv()
     assert os.getcwd() == test_path
     # .flaskenv doesn't overwrite .env