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    local %hash;    # no error, if %hash previously declared with my Actually, if %hash has previously been declared with my, that will generate an error: Can't localize lexical variable %hash ... Lexical variables cannot be localized. local() doesn't have a lexical effect, so it wouldn't really make sense if they could.

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Re (tilly) 3: 'use strict' Rejecting Local Hash
by tilly (Archbishop) on Dec 28, 2000 at 09:08 UTC
    Actually lexical variables can be localized. 
    use strict;
my %hash = qw(hello world);
print "$hash{hello}\n";
{
  local $hash{hello} = "WORLD";
  print "$hash{hello}\n";
}
print "$hash{hello}\n";

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    There is no technical reason why this isn't doable for the original hash as well. The only reason why it cannot currently be done is that it is considered a likely cause of confusion.
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