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The execfile() docs imply it acts on locals same as exec. But in truth

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it acts more like assigning to keys in locals(), i.e. modifications to
function locals aren't reflected in the locals when execfile() returns.
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@ -257,6 +257,13 @@ class instances are callable if they have a \method{__call__()} method.
If both dictionaries are omitted, the expression is executed in the
environment where \function{execfile()} is called. The return value is
\code{None}.
\strong{Warning:} The default \var{locals} act as described for function
\function{locals()} below: modifications to the default \var{locals}
dictionary should not be attempted. Pass an explicit \var{locals}
dictionary if you need to see effects of the code on \var{locals} after
function \function{execfile()} returns. \function{execfile()} cannot
be used reliably to modify a function's locals.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{file}{filename\optional{, mode\optional{, bufsize}}}