Index: wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py
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diff -u -r2e11d2cb0b97c90f650bb6c638cfece14b36f1b3 -rf5814a123f8821ceaad98cb386197853096b742e
--- wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision 2e11d2cb0b97c90f650bb6c638cfece14b36f1b3)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision f5814a123f8821ceaad98cb386197853096b742e)
@@ -3337,16 +3337,14 @@
             # first get basename (last bit of path)
             name = os.path.basename(name)
             if hasattr(self._userModel(), name):
-                exec("retval = cover(self._userModel()." + name + ",scalar(default))")
-                return retval
+                return exec("cover(self._userModel()." + name + ",scalar(default))")
             else:
                 self.logger.warning(
                     "Variable: " + name + " not set by API, returning default"
                 )
                 exec("self._userModel()." + name + " = cover(scalar(default))")
                 # setattr(self._userModel(),name,clone())
-                exec("retval = self._userModel()." + name)
-                return retval
+                return exec("self._userModel()." + name)
         else:
             self.logger.warning(
                 "Unknown style ("