Index: wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py
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diff -u -rc0f2d20f9629c2c4febb8b50ee523c7dbcc9545b -r1de1823d4c065baba00eac48bc3c894a1a92ac33
--- wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision c0f2d20f9629c2c4febb8b50ee523c7dbcc9545b)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision 1de1823d4c065baba00eac48bc3c894a1a92ac33)
@@ -3340,16 +3340,14 @@
             # 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 ("