En Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:38:49 -0200, <pyt...@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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