python: variable named _ does not show in Variables pane
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_can be used as a variable name in Python (seen occasionally as a throwaway variable when developing). We likely hide this variable name since it is part of the ipython user namespace, but it was surprising to not see it populated when I set it. To reproduce:You'll see that
_does get set to 1 correctly, but it won't be shown in Variables.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: