[Python-Dev] Informal educator feedback on PEP 572 (was Re: 2018 Python Language Summit coverage, last part)

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 05:52:16PM +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:

> def test():
>     a = 1
>     b = 2
>     vars = {key: locals()[key] for key in locals()}
>     return vars
> 
> What would your intuition say? Should this be equivalent to dict(locals()) ?

That example is so elegant it makes me want to cry.

And not just because you shadowed the vars() builtin *wink*



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Steve