exec code in "globaldict"

[Gerald Senarclens de Grancy]

Hi!
I kept searching my online and offline python ressources to figure out
how to execute some code in the global dictionary. Basically I'm reading
a options file that defines some variables. I want to access those
variables throughout my whole project, so I need them in the global
dictionary. Now I think I'm plainly too stupid to figure out what to
write in place of the word "globaldict " to have my definitions in this dict.
Thanks for any kind of help.
cheers, Gerald

[Josiah Carlson]

Re: exec code in "globaldic t"


Gerald Senarclens de Grancy <santa@sbox.tug raz.at> wrote:[color=blue]
>
> Hi!
> I kept searching my online and offline python ressources to figure out
> how to execute some code in the global dictionary. Basically I'm reading
> a options file that defines some variables. I want to access those
> variables throughout my whole project, so I need them in the global
> dictionary. Now I think I'm plainly too stupid to figure out what to
> write in place of the word "globaldict " to have my definitions in this dict.[/color]

There is not technically a fully 'global dictionary', but
__builtins__.__ dict__ comes close. Be careful with it.

What is better is to just have a preferences module of some type...

#preferences.py
pref1 = 'hello'
...

#in every other module
import preferences

preferences.pre f1
...

- Josiah

[Terry Reedy]

Re: exec code in &quot;globaldic t&quot;


"Gerald Senarclens de Grancy" <santa@sbox.tug raz.at> wrote in message
news:Nizid.5589 6$z77.3059@news .chello.at...[color=blue]
> Hi!
> I kept searching my online and offline python ressources to figure out
> how to execute some code in the global dictionary.[/color]

Perhaps you are thinking of builtins. If so, leave it alone.
[color=blue]
> Basically I'm reading a options file that defines some variables. I want
> to access those variables throughout my whole project, so I need them in
> the global dictionary.[/color]

Each module has its own global dict. For what you want, define a module
globals.py or options.py or config.py or whatever, have that module read
the options, and then import that module into all other modules.

Terry J. Reedy