Consider the following minimal example:
from dolfin import *
mesh = UnitSquareMesh(2, 2)
V = FunctionSpace(mesh, "CG", 2)
dof_coordinates = V.tabulate_dof_coordinates()
expr = Expression("x[0]", degree=1)
uh = Function(V)
uh.interpolate(expr)
print(dof_coordinates)
print(uh.vector().get_local())