added ref to vars()

gvanrossum · gvanrossum · commit 46f2157279f3 · 1995-03-07T10:09:34.000Z
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref4.tex b/Doc/ref/ref4.tex
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ \section{Code blocks, execution frames, and name spaces} \label{execframes}
 
 \end{description}
 
+The built-in function \verb@vars()@ returns a dictionary representing
+the current local name space.  The effect of modifications to this
+dictionary on the name space are undefined.%
+\footnote{The current implementation returns the dictionary actually
+used to implement the name space, {\em except} for functions, where
+the optimizer may cause the local name space to be implemented
+differently.}
+
 \section{Exceptions}
 
 Exceptions are a means of breaking out of the normal flow of control
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ \section{The {\tt exec} statement} \label{exec}
 must be dictionaries and they are used for the global and local
 variables, respectively.
 
-Note: dynamic evaluation of expressions is supported by the built-in
-function \verb@eval@.
-
+Hints: dynamic evaluation of expressions is supported by the built-in
+function \verb@eval()@.  The built-in function \verb@vars()@ returns
+the current local dictionary, which may be useful to pass around for
+use by \verb@exec@.
diff --git a/Doc/ref4.tex b/Doc/ref4.tex
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ \section{Code blocks, execution frames, and name spaces} \label{execframes}
 
 \end{description}
 
+The built-in function \verb@vars()@ returns a dictionary representing
+the current local name space.  The effect of modifications to this
+dictionary on the name space are undefined.%
+\footnote{The current implementation returns the dictionary actually
+used to implement the name space, {\em except} for functions, where
+the optimizer may cause the local name space to be implemented
+differently.}
+
 \section{Exceptions}
 
 Exceptions are a means of breaking out of the normal flow of control
diff --git a/Doc/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref6.tex
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ \section{The {\tt exec} statement} \label{exec}
 must be dictionaries and they are used for the global and local
 variables, respectively.
 
-Note: dynamic evaluation of expressions is supported by the built-in
-function \verb@eval@.
-
+Hints: dynamic evaluation of expressions is supported by the built-in
+function \verb@eval()@.  The built-in function \verb@vars()@ returns
+the current local dictionary, which may be useful to pass around for
+use by \verb@exec@.
