locals() — Easy Examples

Returns a dictionary of the current local symbol table

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Basic locals() usage

Simple demonstration of the locals() built-in function.

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.

locals() with different inputs

Calling locals() with various argument types.

python
# More locals() examples
print("locals() is a Python built-in function")
print(f"Type: {type(locals)}")

locals() accepts different types of arguments and produces corresponding results.

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