setting variables in the local namespace

[Dave Angel]

Mick Krippendorf wrote:
> <snip>
>   
> Yes, and, uh, yes. "locals()['foo'] = bar" works in that it does the
> same thing as "foo = bar". So why don't you write that instead?
>
> Mick.
>
>   
I wouldn't expect it to do the same thing at all, and it doesn't, at 
least not in Python 2.6.2.  It may store the "bar" somewhere, but not in 
anything resembling a local variable.


bar = 42

def  mytestfunc():
    stuff = 9
    locals()['stuff'] = bar
    print locals()['stuff']
    print stuff

mytestfunc()

prints 9, twice.  No sign of the 42 value.


DaveA