can a method access/set another's variables?

[Michael Hoffman]

asdf1234234 wrote:

> -a.py-
> import b
> 
> class A:
>      def __init__(self):
>           pass
>      def my_method(self):
>           var = 1
>           self.var = 2
>           b.set_var(self)
>           print var
>           print self.var
> 
> my_a = A()
> my_a.my_method()
> 
> -b.py-
> def set_var(self):
>      var = 2
>      self.var = 2
> 
> I want both var and self.var to be 2 at the end. Is there anything I
> can pass to set_var() that will give it access to the variables in
> my_method() like I can use self for the variables in the class A?

I hope there isn't a way to do this that simply. :) Why do you want to 
do this, or is it idle curiosity? There is almost surely a better way to 
solve your underlying problem.

You can *read* your caller's local variables (either pass locals() as an 
argument or use inspect to get the frame locals), but writing to this 
dictionary has undefined behavior.
-- 
Michael Hoffman