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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex index 8eccc82..ec7ce86 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex @@ -257,6 +257,13 @@ class instances are callable if they have a \method{__call__()} method. If both dictionaries are omitted, the expression is executed in the environment where \function{execfile()} is called. The return value is \code{None}. + + \strong{Warning:} The default \var{locals} act as described for function + \function{locals()} below: modifications to the default \var{locals} + dictionary should not be attempted. Pass an explicit \var{locals} + dictionary if you need to see effects of the code on \var{locals} after + function \function{execfile()} returns. \function{execfile()} cannot + be used reliably to modify a function's locals. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{file}{filename\optional{, mode\optional{, bufsize}}} |