# testa.py
import __main__
from testb import get_globals
if __name__ == '__main__':
print locals() is locals()
print globals() is globals()
print __main__.__dict__ is globals()
print __main__.__dict__ is get_globals()
# testb.py
def get_globals():
return globals()
# $ python testa.py
# True
# True
# True
# False