[Python-Dev] frame.f_locals is writable

[Nick Coghlan]

Shane Holloway (IEEE) wrote:
> Yes.  After poking around in Google with PyFrame_LocalsToFast, I found 
> some other links to people doing that.  I implemented a direct call 
> using ctypes to make the code explicit about what's happening.  I'm just 
> glad it is possible now.  Works fine in both 2.3 and 2.4.

I realised after posting that the exec-based hack only works for poking values 
into the _current_ frame's locals, so my trick wouldn't have done what you 
needed, anyway.

Cheers,
Nick.

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