Javascript equivalent of Python's locals()?

Question

In Python one can get a dictionary of all local and global variables in the current scope with the built-in functions locals() and globals(). Is t

Answer 1

I seem to remember Brendan Eich commented on this in a recent podcast; if i recall correctly, it's not being considered, as it adds unreasonable restrictions to optimization. He compared it to the arguments local in that, while useful for varargs, its very existence removes the ability to guess at what a function will touch just by looking at its definition.

BTW: i believe JS did have support for accessing locals through the arguments local at one time - a quick search shows this has been deprecated though.