Difference between vars() and locals() and use case for vars()
Gabriel Genellina
gagsl-py2 at yahoo.com.ar
Tue Feb 10 23:04:47 EST 2009
En Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:38:49 -0200, <python at bdurham.com> escribió:
> Can someone explain the difference between vars() and locals()?
> I'm also trying to figure out what the use case is for vars(),
> eg. when does it make sense to use vars() in a program?
Without arguments, vars() returns the current namespace -- same as
locals() inside a function, same as locals() *and* globals() outside any
function (i.e., in a module or running in the interactive interpreter)
With an argument (that is, vars(x)) it returns the names defined by the
object itself; for "normal" class instances, that means its __dict__
It's useful in the interactive interpreter, to examine some object's
contents. Maybe in other special cases. Certainly not in everyday's
programming.
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Gabriel Genellina
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