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<span id="id1"></span><h1>Reflection<a class="headerlink" href="#reflection" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
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<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyEval_GetBuiltins">
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<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetBuiltins</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">void</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyEval_GetBuiltins" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
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<dd><em class="refcount return_borrowed_ref">Return value: Borrowed reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><div class="deprecated">
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<p><span class="versionmodified deprecated">Deprecated since version 3.13: </span>Use <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyEval_GetFrameBuiltins" title="PyEval_GetFrameBuiltins"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetFrameBuiltins()</span></code></a> instead.</p>
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<p>Return a dictionary of the builtins in the current execution frame,
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or the interpreter of the thread state if no frame is currently executing.</p>
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<dl class="c function">
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<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyEval_GetLocals">
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<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetLocals</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">void</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyEval_GetLocals" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
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<dd><em class="refcount return_borrowed_ref">Return value: Borrowed reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><div class="deprecated">
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<p><span class="versionmodified deprecated">Deprecated since version 3.13: </span>Use either <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyEval_GetFrameLocals" title="PyEval_GetFrameLocals"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetFrameLocals()</span></code></a> to obtain the same behaviour as calling
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<a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#locals" title="locals"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">locals()</span></code></a> in Python code, or else call <a class="reference internal" href="frame.html#c.PyFrame_GetLocals" title="PyFrame_GetLocals"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetLocals()</span></code></a> on the result
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of <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyEval_GetFrame" title="PyEval_GetFrame"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetFrame()</span></code></a> to access the <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#frame.f_locals" title="frame.f_locals"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">f_locals</span></code></a> attribute of the
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currently executing frame.</p>
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<p>Return a mapping providing access to the local variables in the current execution frame,
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or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if no frame is currently executing.</p>
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<p>Refer to <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#locals" title="locals"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">locals()</span></code></a> for details of the mapping returned at different scopes.</p>
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<p>As this function returns a <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-borrowed-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">borrowed reference</span></a>, the dictionary returned for
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<a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-optimized-scope"><span class="xref std std-term">optimized scopes</span></a> is cached on the frame object and will remain
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alive as long as the frame object does. Unlike <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyEval_GetFrameLocals" title="PyEval_GetFrameLocals"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetFrameLocals()</span></code></a> and
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<a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#locals" title="locals"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">locals()</span></code></a>, subsequent calls to this function in the same frame will update the
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contents of the cached dictionary to reflect changes in the state of the local variables
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rather than returning a new snapshot.</p>
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<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.13: </span>As part of <span class="target" id="index-0"></span><a class="pep reference external" href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0667/"><strong>PEP 667</strong></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="frame.html#c.PyFrame_GetLocals" title="PyFrame_GetLocals"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyFrame_GetLocals()</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#locals" title="locals"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">locals()</span></code></a>, and
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<a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#frame.f_locals" title="frame.f_locals"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">FrameType.f_locals</span></code></a> no longer make use of the shared cache
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dictionary. Refer to the <a class="reference internal" href="../whatsnew/3.13.html#whatsnew313-locals-semantics"><span class="std std-ref">What’s New entry</span></a> for
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additional details.</p>
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</dd></dl>
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<dl class="c function">
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<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyEval_GetGlobals">
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<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetGlobals</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">void</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyEval_GetGlobals" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
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						||
<dd><em class="refcount return_borrowed_ref">Return value: Borrowed reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><div class="deprecated">
 | 
						||
<p><span class="versionmodified deprecated">Deprecated since version 3.13: </span>Use <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyEval_GetFrameGlobals" title="PyEval_GetFrameGlobals"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetFrameGlobals()</span></code></a> instead.</p>
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</div>
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<p>Return a dictionary of the global variables in the current execution frame,
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or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if no frame is currently executing.</p>
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</dd></dl>
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<dl class="c function">
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<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyEval_GetFrame">
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<a class="reference internal" href="frame.html#c.PyFrameObject" title="PyFrameObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyFrameObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetFrame</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">void</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyEval_GetFrame" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
 | 
						||
<dd><em class="refcount return_borrowed_ref">Return value: Borrowed reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p>Return the current thread state’s frame, which is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if no frame is
 | 
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currently executing.</p>
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<p>See also <a class="reference internal" href="init.html#c.PyThreadState_GetFrame" title="PyThreadState_GetFrame"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyThreadState_GetFrame()</span></code></a>.</p>
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</dd></dl>
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<dl class="c function">
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<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyEval_GetFrameBuiltins">
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<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetFrameBuiltins</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">void</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyEval_GetFrameBuiltins" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
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<dd><em class="refcount return_new_ref">Return value: New reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.13.</em><p>Return a dictionary of the builtins in the current execution frame,
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or the interpreter of the thread state if no frame is currently executing.</p>
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<div class="versionadded">
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<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 3.13.</span></p>
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</dd></dl>
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<dl class="c function">
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<dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyEval_GetFrameLocals">
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<a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyEval_GetFrameLocals</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">void</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyEval_GetFrameLocals" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
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