如何获取exec的返回值？

Question

How would I do the following:

>>> new=exec('i=100;2 if i > 4 else 3')
>>> repr(new)
'None'

I want to get 2 :

>>> i=100
>>> 2 if i>4 else 3
2

I can do this with eval , as long as there isn't an assignment:

>>> new=eval('2 if i>4 else 3')
>>> new
2

In other words, how to execute a string of code (with an assignment, not just eval ) and get the last part?

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Here is a related question from ~5 years ago: not sure if the answers still apply though, or anything has changed since then: How do I get the return value when using Python exec on the code object of a function? .

Answer 1

You can pass a dict to be used for the global namespace. Assign the result to a global variable and you can read it later.

>>> data = {}
>>> exec('i=100;result = 2 if i > 4 else 3', data)
>>> data['result']
2

By default exec uses the module's namespace. If you don't mind the exec'd script's variables messing with your own variables, you could leave the global dict out.

>>> exec('i=100;result = 2 if i > 4 else 3')
>>> result
2

You run the risk of accidentally overwriting data unexpectedly if you don't notice the use of a variable in the string. But its certainly an option.

You can also use 2 dictionaries, one for globals and one for locals and the variables you create will end up in the latter.

>>> data1={}
>>> data2={}
>>> exec('i=100;result = 2 if i > 4 else 3', data1, data2)
>>> data2
{'i': 100, 'result': 2}

Notice that all of the variables you create in the executed script end up in the namespace dictionaries.

Answer 2

Just split on semicolon into two parts:

exec('i=100')
new=eval('2 if i>4 else 3')