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@@ -219,9 +219,10 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyRun_StringFlags(const char *str, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
Execute Python source code from *str* in the context specified by the
- dictionaries *globals* and *locals* with the compiler flags specified by
- *flags*. The parameter *start* specifies the start token that should be used to
- parse the source code.
+ objects *globals* and *locals* with the compiler flags specified by
+ *flags*. *globals* must be a dictionary; *locals* can be any object
+ that implements the mapping protocol. The parameter *start* specifies
+ the start token that should be used to parse the source code.
Returns the result of executing the code as a Python object, or *NULL* if an
exception was raised.
@@ -295,16 +296,16 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalCode(PyObject *co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals)
This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyEval_EvalCodeEx`, with just
- the code object, and the dictionaries of global and local variables.
- The other arguments are set to *NULL*.
+ the code object, and global and local variables. The other arguments are
+ set to *NULL*.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalCodeEx(PyObject *co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyObject **args, int argcount, PyObject **kws, int kwcount, PyObject **defs, int defcount, PyObject *closure)
Evaluate a precompiled code object, given a particular environment for its
- evaluation. This environment consists of dictionaries of global and local
- variables, arrays of arguments, keywords and defaults, and a closure tuple of
- cells.
+ evaluation. This environment consists of a dictionary of global variables,
+ a mapping object of local variables, arrays of arguments, keywords and
+ defaults, and a closure tuple of cells.
.. c:type:: PyFrameObject