How to modify the local namespace in python
How can I modify the local namespace of a function in python? I know that locals() returns the local namespace of the function when called inside it, but I want to do something like this (I have a reason why I want to do this where g is not accessible to f, but it's quicker to give a trivial, stupid example to illustrate the problem): def g(): pass def f(): g() f.add_to_locals({'g':g}) You've a couple of options. First, note that g in your example isn't actually a local to the function (ie. not assigned within it), it's a global (ie hasn't been assigned to a local variable). This means that it