[re-sending this to both the list and to Chris, as a prior send to the
list only was bounced back]
On 31/01/2023 22:33, Chris Angelico wrote:
Thanks for clarifying.
Hm. So 'x' is neither in locals() nor in globals(). Which starts me
wondering (to go off on a tangent): Should there be a nonlocals()
dictionary?
I don't think so, but there might be some value in a dictionary
containing all available variables. It would have the same "don't
depend on writing" caveats that locals() has (or would be specifically
defined as a copy and thus disconnected), so its value would be
limited. And it would probably STILL be imperfect, because perfection
would require that it be a compiler construct, due to the way that
nonlocals are implemented.
Does that mean that it is not possible to have a (built-in) function
that would construct and return a dictionary of all available variables
and their values? If it were possible, it could be useful, and there
would be no impact on Python run-time speed if it were only constructed
on demand.
Best wishes
Rob
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