Dump all Python variables

dump-all-variables.py

r"""
dump-all-variables.py
-John Taylor
2024-05-16

Dumps both global and local Python variables and their values
"""

import json
import re

ALPHA = "alpha"
ONE = 1
valid = True
Pi = 3.1415926
colors = ("red", "blue", "green")
letters = {"a": 1, "z": 26}
match_re = re.compile("test.*?result")


class foo:
    def __init__(self):
        pass


def bar(a):
    global Z
    Z = "zzz"
    return a + a


def main():
    d = 5 + 3j
    a = 1234567890
    E = 3.1415
    C = False
    b = "xyz"

    f = bar(a)
    g = foo()

    # output global variables skipping ones that start w/ dunder and also skipping: modules, functions and classes
    print()
    print(
        json.dumps(
            {
                _: globals()[_]
                for _ in sorted(dict(globals()), key=str.casefold)
                if _[:2] != "__" and not str(globals()[_]).startswith(("<module", "<function", "<class"))
            },
            default=str,
            indent=4,
        )
    )

    # output all local variables (does not require the inspect or types modules)
    print()
    print(json.dumps({_: locals()[_] for _ in sorted(list(locals()), key=str.casefold)}, default=str, indent=4))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Revision 15 Expected Output

{
    "ALPHA": "alpha",
    "colors": [
        "red",
        "blue",
        "green"
    ],
    "letters": {
        "a": 1,
        "z": 26
    },
    "match_re": "re.compile('test.*?result')",
    "ONE": 1,
    "Pi": 3.1415926,
    "valid": true,
    "Z": "zzz"
}

{
    "a": 1234567890,
    "b": "xyz",
    "C": false,
    "d": "(5+3j)",
    "E": 3.1415,
    "f": 2469135780,
    "g": "<__main__.foo object at 0x1008ae840>"
}