Python locals() function returns the dictionary of the current local symbol table. Symbol table: It is a data structure created by a compiler for which is used to store all information needed to execute a program.

What is locals and globals Python?

The built-in functions globals() and locals() returns the global and local symbols table respectively. Python interpreter maintains a data structure containing information about each identifier appearing in the program’s source code.

What is local scope in Python?

Local (or function) scope is the code block or body of any Python function or lambda expression. This Python scope contains the names that you define inside the function. These names will only be visible from the code of the function.