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diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref4.tex b/Doc/ref/ref4.tex index e4f3c2c..429302a 100644 --- a/Doc/ref/ref4.tex +++ b/Doc/ref/ref4.tex @@ -125,13 +125,14 @@ overridden with optional extra arguments. \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 +The built-in functions \verb@globals()@ and \verb@locals()@ returns a +dictionary representing the current global and local name space, +respectively. The effect of modifications to this dictionary on the +name space are undefined.% +\footnote{The current implementations return 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.} +differently, and \verb@locals()@ returns a read-only dictionary.} \section{Exceptions} |