diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-data-structures-by-building-the-merge-sort-algorithm/6564a9fe51964c229d5b7f4c.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-data-structures-by-building-the-merge-sort-algorithm/6564a9fe51964c229d5b7f4c.md
index 45e506b1225..ed9428a0289 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-data-structures-by-building-the-merge-sort-algorithm/6564a9fe51964c229d5b7f4c.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-data-structures-by-building-the-merge-sort-algorithm/6564a9fe51964c229d5b7f4c.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Your `merge_sort` function should take a single parameter: `array`.
 ```js
 ({ test: () => assert(runPython(`
     import inspect
-    str(inspect.signature(__locals.get('merge_sort'))) == '(array)'    
+    str(inspect.signature(merge_sort)) == '(array)'    
   `))
 })
 ```
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6554d25dc5ceaa354307a77e.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6554d25dc5ceaa354307a77e.md
index c7d86075da5..3e8ee5fed78 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6554d25dc5ceaa354307a77e.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6554d25dc5ceaa354307a77e.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ You should add `direction` as the third parameter of your function.
 ```js
 ({ test: () => assert(runPython(`
     import inspect
-    f = __locals.get("vigenere")
+    f = vigenere
     sig = str(inspect.signature(f))
     sig == '(message, key, direction)'
   `))
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6555231eac4d9f19bd3d44b5.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6555231eac4d9f19bd3d44b5.md
index f6605b85d00..21e50554b13 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6555231eac4d9f19bd3d44b5.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6555231eac4d9f19bd3d44b5.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ You should declare a new function called `encrypt`. Remember to use the `pass` k
 ```js
 ({ test: () => assert(runPython(`
     import inspect
-    f = __locals.get("encrypt")
+    f = encrypt
     inspect.isfunction(f)
   `))
 })
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Your `encrypt` function should take `message` and `key` as the parameters. The o
 ```js
 ({ test: () => assert(runPython(`
     import inspect
-    f = __locals.get("encrypt")
+    f = encrypt
     sig = inspect.signature(f)
     str(sig) == "(message, key)"
   `))
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/65552a9593755e1fb2f5ab50.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/65552a9593755e1fb2f5ab50.md
index 6b4c6bd9628..56af470035e 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/65552a9593755e1fb2f5ab50.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/65552a9593755e1fb2f5ab50.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ You should define a new function called `decrypt`.
 ```js
 ({ test: () => assert(runPython(`
     import inspect
-    f = __locals.get("decrypt")
+    f = decrypt
     inspect.isfunction(f)
   `))
 })
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Your `decrypt` function should take `message` and `key` as the parameters.
 ```js
 ({ test: () => assert(runPython(`
     import inspect
-    f = __locals.get("decrypt")
+    f = decrypt
     sig = inspect.signature(f)
     str(sig) == "(message, key)"
   `))
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6555d6e12c95701172b55709.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6555d6e12c95701172b55709.md
index b9d6410e4c0..8e1f465b5ee 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6555d6e12c95701172b55709.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher/6555d6e12c95701172b55709.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The `direction` parameter of your `vigenere` function should have a default valu
 ```js
 ({ test: () => assert(runPython(`
     import inspect
-    f = __locals.get("vigenere")
+    f = vigenere
     sig = str(inspect.signature(f))
     sig == '(message, key, direction=1)'
   `))
diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/20-upcoming-python/learn-python-by-building-a-blackjack-game/64b163c20e59cbd4a64940b0.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/20-upcoming-python/learn-python-by-building-a-blackjack-game/64b163c20e59cbd4a64940b0.md
index 020d23938c1..c9530607b95 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/20-upcoming-python/learn-python-by-building-a-blackjack-game/64b163c20e59cbd4a64940b0.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/20-upcoming-python/learn-python-by-building-a-blackjack-game/64b163c20e59cbd4a64940b0.md
@@ -23,15 +23,7 @@ Test value of `__name__`
 
 ```js
 ({
-  test: () => assert(__pyodide.runPython(`__name__ == '__main__'`))
-})
-```
-
-Test __locals and __pyodide
-
-```js
-({
-  test: () => assert(__pyodide.runPython(`__locals.get('add')(4,5) == 9`))
+  test: () => assert(runPython(`__name__ == '__main__'`))
 })
 ```