From 46f2157279f33316d8a4dc06988104a44cf2f8ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 10:09:34 +0000
Subject: added ref to vars()

---
 Doc/ref/ref4.tex | 8 ++++++++
 Doc/ref/ref6.tex | 7 ++++---
 Doc/ref4.tex     | 8 ++++++++
 Doc/ref6.tex     | 7 ++++---
 4 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref4.tex b/Doc/ref/ref4.tex
index 2f2e1c8..151b0ae 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref4.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref4.tex
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ 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
+used to implement the name space, {\em except} for functions, where
+the optimizer may cause the local name space to be implemented
+differently.}
+
 \section{Exceptions}
 
 Exceptions are a means of breaking out of the normal flow of control
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
index f0f318f..afd9822 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ global and the local variables.  If two expressions are given, both
 must be dictionaries and they are used for the global and local
 variables, respectively.
 
-Note: dynamic evaluation of expressions is supported by the built-in
-function \verb@eval@.
-
+Hints: dynamic evaluation of expressions is supported by the built-in
+function \verb@eval()@.  The built-in function \verb@vars()@ returns
+the current local dictionary, which may be useful to pass around for
+use by \verb@exec@.
diff --git a/Doc/ref4.tex b/Doc/ref4.tex
index 2f2e1c8..151b0ae 100644
--- a/Doc/ref4.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref4.tex
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ 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
+used to implement the name space, {\em except} for functions, where
+the optimizer may cause the local name space to be implemented
+differently.}
+
 \section{Exceptions}
 
 Exceptions are a means of breaking out of the normal flow of control
diff --git a/Doc/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref6.tex
index f0f318f..afd9822 100644
--- a/Doc/ref6.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref6.tex
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ global and the local variables.  If two expressions are given, both
 must be dictionaries and they are used for the global and local
 variables, respectively.
 
-Note: dynamic evaluation of expressions is supported by the built-in
-function \verb@eval@.
-
+Hints: dynamic evaluation of expressions is supported by the built-in
+function \verb@eval()@.  The built-in function \verb@vars()@ returns
+the current local dictionary, which may be useful to pass around for
+use by \verb@exec@.
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