[Python-Dev] Tightening up the specification for locals()

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Sun, 12 May 2013 23:22:39 +1000
Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> The exec case
> corresponds to those two instances, depending on whether the single
> namespace or dual namespace version is performed.

I don't get the point. exec() *passes* a locals dictionary, but the
compiled code itself isn't expected to use locals() as a way to access
(let alone mutate) that dictionary.

Regards

Antoine.