[docs] [issue17546] Document the circumstances where the locals() dict gets updated
bob gailer
bgailer at gmail.com
Wed Mar 27 15:08:34 CET 2013
On 3/27/2013 9:48 AM, anatoly techtonik wrote:
> anatoly techtonik added the comment:
>
> Example:
>
> l = locals()
> z = dict(a=5, b=3)
>
> lc = dict(l)
> zc = dict(z)
>
> print(lc == l)
> print(zc == z)
>
> Gives:
>
> False
> True
Expected behavior.
lc is not another reference to locals(). It refers to a new object.
zc = ... updates locals() but not lc
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Bob Gailer
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