# modal.is_local | Modal Docs

- **URL:** https://modal.com/docs/sdk/py/latest/modal.is_local
- **Summary:** Indicate the execution context of the current process.

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modal.is_local
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    is_local()

Indicate the execution context of the current process.

Note: this function specifically returns False when the current process is running a Modal Function and True in all other cases. It will return True when called from a child process of a Function or inside a Modal Sandbox, even though those processes are running on Modal hardware.

[modal.is_local](https://modal.com/docs/sdk/py/latest/modal.is_local#modalis_local)