def _get_local_dict(self):
        """Retrieve (or initialize) the thread-local data to use."""
        try:
            return getattr(THREAD_STORE, self.namespace)
        except AttributeError:
            local_var = dict(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
            setattr(THREAD_STORE, self.namespace, local_var)
            return local_var
Retrieve (or initialize) the thread-local data to use.