Python locals()

The locals() built-in function in Python returns a dictionary containing the current local symbol table, which maps variable names to their values in the current scope.

Syntax

locals()

Example

The following example demonstrates the usage of the locals() function:

def example1():
  print( "No local variables." , locals() )

def example2():
  ex= "A"
  print( "One local variable." , locals() )

example1()
example2()

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The code above generates the following output:

No local variables. {}
One local variable. {'ex': 'A'}

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Note: locals() cannot change the local symbol table. It only allows seeing it.

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