New submission from Steven D'Aprano: The docs for locals() warn not to write to the dict returned, as it may not have the intended effect of modifying the actual variables seen by the interpreter.
https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#locals But as I understanding it, using locals() inside a class body is intentionally supported: class K: locals()['x'] = 1 assert K.x == 1 is not just an accident of implementation, but the intended behaviour and a language guarantee. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 268682 nosy: docs@python, steven.daprano priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Clarify that writing to locals() inside a class body is supported versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4, Python 3.5, Python 3.6 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue27335> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
