The update_function_configuration currently returns an empty dict no matter what but certain lambda libraries (ie, Zappa) require a realistic return value... which is simply the current config after being updated.

https://github.com/localstack/localstack/blob/9cba1010dfcbf2b7672df4d7da46b7e8ab287f64/localstack/services/awslambda/lambda_api.py#L872

https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/lambda.html#Lambda.Client.update_function_configuration

There might also be some other magic enriching that result but my quick read-through looks like it's an empty dict.



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if lambda_cwd:
            previous_cwd = os.getcwd()
            os.chdir(lambda_cwd)
            sys.path = [lambda_cwd] + sys.path
        if lambda_env:
            previous_env = dict(os.environ)
            os.environ.update(lambda_env)
    
    lambda_id = 'l_%s' % short_uid()
    lambda_file = LAMBDA_SCRIPT_PATTERN.replace('*', lambda_id)
    save_file(lambda_file, script)
    
    TMP_FILES.append(lambda_file)
    TMP_FILES.append('%sc' % lambda_file)
    try:
        handler_module = imp.load_source(lambda_id, lambda_file)
        module_vars = handler_module.__dict__
    except Exception as e:
        LOG.error('Unable to exec: %s %s' % (script, traceback.format_exc()))
        raise e
    finally:
        if lambda_cwd or lambda_env:
            if lambda_cwd:
                os.chdir(previous_cwd)
                sys.path.pop(0)
            if lambda_env:
                os.environ = previous_env
            exec_mutex.release()
    return module_vars[handler_function]
def get_handler_file_from_name(handler_name, runtime=LAMBDA_DEFAULT_RUNTIME):