locals() — Advanced Playground

Returns a dictionary of the current local symbol table

Python Playground

# locals() - implementing the protocol
class Custom:
    def __locals__(self):
        return "custom result"

obj = Custom()
print(locals(obj))

Output

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Understanding the dunder methods that locals() calls helps you customize behavior for your own classes.

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?