locals()

Built-in FunctionPython 2.0+Advanced

Returns a dictionary of the current local symbol table

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Python Version
2.0+

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python
def example():
    a = 1
    b = 2
    print(locals())

example()

locals() is a built-in function that returns a dictionary of the current local symbol table.

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