Namespaces question

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <mailman.985627029.26291.python-list at python.org>,
Chris Withers  <chrisw at nipltd.com> wrote:
>
>def create(self):
>
>    for name in ['x','y','z']:
>        value = session.get(name,None)
>        if value is None:
>            errors.append('No %s supplied.' % name)
>        else:
>            locals()[name]=value
>
>    if errors:
>        return errors
>
>    print x
>
>...now I know it's not right, 'cos I get a NameError on x at the print
>statement.
>
>What should I be using instead of locals()?

Just use a dictionary: "print dict['x']" works fine
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