"Extracting" a dictionary

[Leif K-Brooks]

Jason Mobarak wrote:
> Daniel Klein wrote:
>> Is there a way to 'extract' a dictionary into the current namespace? 
> 
> Is this illegal?
> 
>  >>> import __main__
>  >>> d = {'foo':'oof','bar':'rab','baz':'zab'}
>  >>> for k,v in d.items():
> ...   setattr(__main__, k, v)
> ...
>  >>> foo,bar,baz
> ('oof', 'rab', 'zab')

No, but it will need to be changed for the module's name, and won't work 
at all in a local namespace (like a function).