I have a module A and want to copy things from it to module B such that everything can be changed like before (this is needed inside Pluto). For this goal, I need to know which variable is actually a variable, because it can be reassigned with plain myvariable = "newvalue", or whether it is a funct…

Those are all variables, maybe you’re referring to const variables where reassignment is either prohibited or warns of errors. Maybe isconst(::Module, ::Symbol) works for you.

How to check whether a variable is reassignable or not? (e.g. whether it is a function definition)

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Eben60 August 28, 2023, 5:21pm 6

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How to check whether a variable is reassignable or not? (e.g. whether it is a function definition)

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