> Use the exec statement without the in-clause to get the desired effect: > > >>> def f(): > ... a = "a" > ... exec "a = 'B'" > ... print a > ... > >>> f() > B > <snip>
Well... I *do* realize that. But this is *not* my problem. I have a function with another nested one. If I used "exec ..." instead of "exec ... in some_dict, some_dict" I would get the "SyntaxError: unqualified exec is not allowed in function 'f' it contains a nested function with free variables". To be honest, the message cited above is the answer to the question "Why have I put those globals(), locals() in the exec statments?". -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
