[Python-Dev] Deprecating locals() (was Re: nested scopes and global: some corner cases) (original) (raw)

Fred L. Drake, Jr. fdrake@acm.org
Mon, 28 May 2001 14:33:13 -0400 (EDT)

Guido wrote:

Actually, I intend to deprecate locals(). For now, globals() are fine. I also intend to deprecate vars(), at least in the form that is equivalent to locals().

Samuele Pedroni writes:

That's fine for me. Will that deprecation be already active with 2.1, e.g having locals() and param-less vars() raise a warning. I imagine a (new) function that produce a snap-shot of the values in the local,free and cell vars of a scope can do the job required for simple debugging (the copy will not allow to modify back the values), or another approach...

Nothing has happened on this front yet. Should I add deprecation notes to the docummentation while Guido is on vacation, or wait to ask him when he gets back? Or was this matter resolved when I wasn't paying attention?

-Fred

-- Fred L. Drake, Jr. PythonLabs at Digital Creations