corelp.user_inputs module

corelp.user_inputs()

Return a dictionary of variables defined by the user in the interactive environment.

This function is intended for use inside other functions via function(**user_inputs()). It should not be used to store its return value, e.g. do not do:

variable = user_inputs()

Instead, call it directly when needed.

Returns:

A dictionary containing the user’s currently defined variables.

Return type:

dict

Examples

>>> from corelp import user_inputs
>>> user_inputs()       # First call (initializes and clears import-related variables)
{}
>>> a = 1               # User defines a variable
>>> user_inputs()       # Now returns: {'a': 1}
{'a': 1}