[ Python 常見問題 ] How do I check if a variable exists in Python?

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Question
I want to check if a variable exists. Now I'm doing something like this:

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1. try:  
2.    myVar  
3. except NameError:  
4.    # Do something.  

Are there other ways without exceptions?

How-To
To check the existence of a local variable:

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1. if 'myVar' in locals():  
2.   # myVar exists.  
3.   pass  

To check the existence of a global variable:

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1. if 'myVar' in globals():  
2.   # myVar exists.  
3.   pass  

To check if an object has an attribute:

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1. if hasattr(obj, 'attr_name'):  
2.   # obj.attr_name exists.  
3.   pass  

Supplement
* Python built-in Functions - globals()

Return a dictionary representing the current global symbol table. This is always the dictionary of the current module (inside a function or method, this is the module where it is defined, not the module from which it is called).

* Python built-in Functions - locals()

Update and return a dictionary representing the current local symbol table. Free variables are returned by locals() when it is called in function blocks, but not in class blocks.