diff --git a/Doc/c-api/frame.rst b/Doc/c-api/frame.rst index 6bb1e9b5803b58..82e0980ad753d0 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/frame.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/frame.rst @@ -120,12 +120,19 @@ See also :ref:`Reflection `. .. c:function:: PyObject* PyFrame_GetLocals(PyFrameObject *frame) - Get the *frame*'s :attr:`~frame.f_locals` attribute (:class:`dict`). + Get the *frame*'s :attr:`~frame.f_locals` attribute. + If the frame refers to a function or comprehension, this returns + a write-through proxy object that allows modifying the locals. + In all other cases (classes, modules) it returns the :class:`dict` + representing the frame locals directly. Return a :term:`strong reference`. .. versionadded:: 3.11 + .. versionchanged:: 3.13 + Return a proxy object for functions and comprehensions. + .. c:function:: int PyFrame_GetLineNumber(PyFrameObject *frame) diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst index 5e1558362ffaa0..f9438a141657be 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst @@ -1341,7 +1341,12 @@ Special read-only attributes * - .. attribute:: frame.f_locals - The dictionary used by the frame to look up - :ref:`local variables ` + :ref:`local variables `. + If the frame refers to a function or comprehension, + this may return a write-through proxy object. + + .. versionchanged:: 3.13 + Return a proxy for functions and comprehensions. * - .. attribute:: frame.f_globals - The dictionary used by the frame to look up diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst index c76d0087f9e2ff..152c8707dfe259 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst @@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ Interpreter improvements: Performance improvements are modest -- we expect to be improving this over the next few releases. +* :pep:`667`: :attr:`FrameType.f_locals ` when used in + a function now returns a write-through proxy to the frame's locals, + rather than a ``dict``. See the PEP for corresponding C API changes + and deprecations. + New typing features: * :pep:`696`: Type parameters (:data:`typing.TypeVar`, :data:`typing.ParamSpec`, diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2024-04-27-21-44-40.gh-issue-74929.C2nESp.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2024-04-27-21-44-40.gh-issue-74929.C2nESp.rst index 46e628f7fa7dbe..29c7975fa66bc0 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2024-04-27-21-44-40.gh-issue-74929.C2nESp.rst +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2024-04-27-21-44-40.gh-issue-74929.C2nESp.rst @@ -1 +1,3 @@ -Implement PEP 667 - converted ``frame.f_locals`` to a write through proxy +Implement PEP 667: converted :attr:`FrameType.f_locals ` +and :c:func:`PyFrame_GetLocals` to return a write-through proxy object +when the frame refers to a function or comprehension.