how to use exec
Gordon McMillan
gmcm at hypernet.com
Mon Apr 12 20:34:47 EDT 1999
Jaeho Lee asks:
> Hi folks, I'm making test tools based on python. I want to test
> script includes python script and test tools execute the command
> dynamically. "exec" is good for this. But if exec runs assign
> statement, it stores the variable in local area. I want to put the
> variable in global area. How can I do this? I saw this in python
> pocket reference. exec codestring [in globaldict [, localdict]] But
> this syntax does not work. Could somebody let me know how to use
> exec?
Perhaps you are interpreting the "[" and "]" as literals, not as
indicators that the enclosed is optional?
exec codestring
exec codestring in myglobals
exec codestring in myglobals, mylocals
- Gordon
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