Convert env to list in constructor

tpv/core/entities.py

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def __init__(self, loader, id=None, abstract=False, cores=None, mem=None, gpus=N
         self.max_cores = max_cores
         self.max_mem = max_mem
         self.max_gpus = max_gpus
-        self.env = env
+        self.env = self.convert_env(env)
         self.params = params
         self.resubmit = resubmit
         self.tpv_tags = TagSetManager.from_dict(tpv_tags or {})
@@ -234,17 +234,17 @@ def evaluate_complex_property(self, prop, context, stringify=False):
         return self.process_complex_property(
             prop, context, lambda p, c: self.loader.eval_code_block(p, c, as_f_string=True), stringify=stringify)
 
-    def convert_env(self):
-        if isinstance(self.env, dict):
-            self.env = [dict(name=k, value=v) for (k, v) in self.env.items()]
+    def convert_env(self, env):
+        if isinstance(env, dict):
+            env = [dict(name=k, value=v) for (k, v) in env.items()]
+        return env
 
     def validate(self):
         """
         Validates each code block and makes sure the code can be compiled.
         This process also results in the compiled code being cached by the loader,
         so that future evaluations are faster.
         """
-        self.convert_env()
         if self.cores:
             self.loader.compile_code_block(self.cores)
         if self.mem: