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:mod:`inspect` --- Inspect live objects
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=======================================
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.. module:: inspect
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:synopsis: Extract information and source code from live objects.
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.. moduleauthor:: Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>
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.. sectionauthor:: Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>
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**Source code:** :source:`Lib/inspect.py`
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--------------
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The :mod:`inspect` module provides several useful functions to help get
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information about live objects such as modules, classes, methods, functions,
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tracebacks, frame objects, and code objects. For example, it can help you
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examine the contents of a class, retrieve the source code of a method, extract
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and format the argument list for a function, or get all the information you need
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to display a detailed traceback.
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There are four main kinds of services provided by this module: type checking,
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getting source code, inspecting classes and functions, and examining the
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interpreter stack.
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.. _inspect-types:
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Types and members
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-----------------
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The :func:`getmembers` function retrieves the members of an object such as a
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class or module. The sixteen functions whose names begin with "is" are mainly
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provided as convenient choices for the second argument to :func:`getmembers`.
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They also help you determine when you can expect to find the following special
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attributes:
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| Type | Attribute | Description |
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+===========+=================+===========================+
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| module | __doc__ | documentation string |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __file__ | filename (missing for |
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| | | built-in modules) |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| class | __doc__ | documentation string |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __module__ | name of module in which |
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| | | this class was defined |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| method | __doc__ | documentation string |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __name__ | name with which this |
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| | | method was defined |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __func__ | function object |
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| | | containing implementation |
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| | | of method |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __self__ | instance to which this |
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| | | method is bound, or |
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| | | ``None`` |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| function | __doc__ | documentation string |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __name__ | name with which this |
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| | | function was defined |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __code__ | code object containing |
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| | | compiled function |
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| | | :term:`bytecode` |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __defaults__ | tuple of any default |
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| | | values for positional or |
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| | | keyword parameters |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __kwdefaults__ | mapping of any default |
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| | | values for keyword-only |
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| | | parameters |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __globals__ | global namespace in which |
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| | | this function was defined |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| traceback | tb_frame | frame object at this |
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| | | level |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | tb_lasti | index of last attempted |
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| | | instruction in bytecode |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | tb_lineno | current line number in |
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| | | Python source code |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | tb_next | next inner traceback |
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| | | object (called by this |
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| | | level) |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| frame | f_back | next outer frame object |
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| | | (this frame's caller) |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | f_builtins | builtins namespace seen |
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| | | by this frame |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | f_code | code object being |
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| | | executed in this frame |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | f_globals | global namespace seen by |
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| | | this frame |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | f_lasti | index of last attempted |
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| | | instruction in bytecode |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | f_lineno | current line number in |
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| | | Python source code |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | f_locals | local namespace seen by |
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| | | this frame |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | f_restricted | 0 or 1 if frame is in |
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| | | restricted execution mode |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | f_trace | tracing function for this |
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| | | frame, or ``None`` |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| code | co_argcount | number of arguments (not |
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| | | including \* or \*\* |
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| | | args) |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | co_code | string of raw compiled |
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| | | bytecode |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | co_consts | tuple of constants used |
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| | | in the bytecode |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | co_filename | name of file in which |
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| | | this code object was |
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| | | created |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | co_firstlineno | number of first line in |
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| | | Python source code |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | co_flags | bitmap: 1=optimized ``|`` |
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| | | 2=newlocals ``|`` 4=\*arg |
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| | | ``|`` 8=\*\*arg |
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| | co_lnotab | encoded mapping of line |
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| | | numbers to bytecode |
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| | | indices |
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| | co_name | name with which this code |
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| | | object was defined |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | co_names | tuple of names of local |
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| | | variables |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | co_nlocals | number of local variables |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | co_stacksize | virtual machine stack |
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| | | space required |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | co_varnames | tuple of names of |
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| | | arguments and local |
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| | | variables |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| generator | __name__ | name |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __qualname__ | qualified name |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | gi_frame | frame |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | gi_running | is the generator running? |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | gi_code | code |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| builtin | __doc__ | documentation string |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __name__ | original name of this |
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| | | function or method |
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+-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+
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| | __self__ | instance to which a |
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| | | method is bound, or |
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| | | ``None`` |
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.. versionchanged:: 3.5
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Add ``__qualname__`` attribute to generators. The ``__name__`` attribute of
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generators is now set from the function name, instead of the code name, and
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it can now be modified.
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.. function:: getmembers(object[, predicate])
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Return all the members of an object in a list of (name, value) pairs sorted by
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name. If the optional *predicate* argument is supplied, only members for which
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the predicate returns a true value are included.
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.. note::
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:func:`getmembers` will only return class attributes defined in the
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metaclass when the argument is a class and those attributes have been
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listed in the metaclass' custom :meth:`__dir__`.
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.. function:: getmoduleinfo(path)
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Returns a :term:`named tuple` ``ModuleInfo(name, suffix, mode, module_type)``
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of values that describe how Python will interpret the file identified by
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*path* if it is a module, or ``None`` if it would not be identified as a
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module. In that tuple, *name* is the name of the module without the name of
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any enclosing package, *suffix* is the trailing part of the file name (which
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may not be a dot-delimited extension), *mode* is the :func:`open` mode that
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would be used (``'r'`` or ``'rb'``), and *module_type* is an integer giving
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the type of the module. *module_type* will have a value which can be
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compared to the constants defined in the :mod:`imp` module; see the
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documentation for that module for more information on module types.
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.. deprecated:: 3.3
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You may check the file path's suffix against the supported suffixes
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listed in :mod:`importlib.machinery` to infer the same information.
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.. function:: getmodulename(path)
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Return the name of the module named by the file *path*, without including the
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names of enclosing packages. The file extension is checked against all of
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the entries in :func:`importlib.machinery.all_suffixes`. If it matches,
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the final path component is returned with the extension removed.
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Otherwise, ``None`` is returned.
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Note that this function *only* returns a meaningful name for actual
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Python modules - paths that potentially refer to Python packages will
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still return ``None``.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.3
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This function is now based directly on :mod:`importlib` rather than the
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deprecated :func:`getmoduleinfo`.
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.. function:: ismodule(object)
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Return true if the object is a module.
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.. function:: isclass(object)
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Return true if the object is a class, whether built-in or created in Python
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code.
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.. function:: ismethod(object)
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Return true if the object is a bound method written in Python.
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.. function:: isfunction(object)
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Return true if the object is a Python function, which includes functions
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created by a :term:`lambda` expression.
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.. function:: isgeneratorfunction(object)
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Return true if the object is a Python generator function.
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.. function:: isgenerator(object)
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Return true if the object is a generator.
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.. function:: istraceback(object)
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Return true if the object is a traceback.
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.. function:: isframe(object)
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Return true if the object is a frame.
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.. function:: iscode(object)
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Return true if the object is a code.
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.. function:: isbuiltin(object)
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Return true if the object is a built-in function or a bound built-in method.
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.. function:: isroutine(object)
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Return true if the object is a user-defined or built-in function or method.
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.. function:: isabstract(object)
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Return true if the object is an abstract base class.
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.. function:: ismethoddescriptor(object)
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Return true if the object is a method descriptor, but not if
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:func:`ismethod`, :func:`isclass`, :func:`isfunction` or :func:`isbuiltin`
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are true.
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This, for example, is true of ``int.__add__``. An object passing this test
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has a :attr:`__get__` attribute but not a :attr:`__set__` attribute, but
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beyond that the set of attributes varies. :attr:`__name__` is usually
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sensible, and :attr:`__doc__` often is.
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Methods implemented via descriptors that also pass one of the other tests
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return false from the :func:`ismethoddescriptor` test, simply because the
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other tests promise more -- you can, e.g., count on having the
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:attr:`__func__` attribute (etc) when an object passes :func:`ismethod`.
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.. function:: isdatadescriptor(object)
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Return true if the object is a data descriptor.
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Data descriptors have both a :attr:`__get__` and a :attr:`__set__` attribute.
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Examples are properties (defined in Python), getsets, and members. The
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latter two are defined in C and there are more specific tests available for
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those types, which is robust across Python implementations. Typically, data
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descriptors will also have :attr:`__name__` and :attr:`__doc__` attributes
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(properties, getsets, and members have both of these attributes), but this is
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not guaranteed.
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.. function:: isgetsetdescriptor(object)
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Return true if the object is a getset descriptor.
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.. impl-detail::
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getsets are attributes defined in extension modules via
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:c:type:`PyGetSetDef` structures. For Python implementations without such
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types, this method will always return ``False``.
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.. function:: ismemberdescriptor(object)
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Return true if the object is a member descriptor.
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.. impl-detail::
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Member descriptors are attributes defined in extension modules via
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:c:type:`PyMemberDef` structures. For Python implementations without such
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types, this method will always return ``False``.
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.. _inspect-source:
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Retrieving source code
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----------------------
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.. function:: getdoc(object)
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Get the documentation string for an object, cleaned up with :func:`cleandoc`.
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.. function:: getcomments(object)
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Return in a single string any lines of comments immediately preceding the
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object's source code (for a class, function, or method), or at the top of the
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Python source file (if the object is a module).
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.. function:: getfile(object)
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Return the name of the (text or binary) file in which an object was defined.
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This will fail with a :exc:`TypeError` if the object is a built-in module,
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class, or function.
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.. function:: getmodule(object)
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Try to guess which module an object was defined in.
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.. function:: getsourcefile(object)
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Return the name of the Python source file in which an object was defined. This
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will fail with a :exc:`TypeError` if the object is a built-in module, class, or
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function.
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.. function:: getsourcelines(object)
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Return a list of source lines and starting line number for an object. The
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argument may be a module, class, method, function, traceback, frame, or code
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object. The source code is returned as a list of the lines corresponding to the
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object and the line number indicates where in the original source file the first
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line of code was found. An :exc:`OSError` is raised if the source code cannot
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be retrieved.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.3
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:exc:`OSError` is raised instead of :exc:`IOError`, now an alias of the
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former.
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.. function:: getsource(object)
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Return the text of the source code for an object. The argument may be a module,
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class, method, function, traceback, frame, or code object. The source code is
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returned as a single string. An :exc:`OSError` is raised if the source code
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cannot be retrieved.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.3
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:exc:`OSError` is raised instead of :exc:`IOError`, now an alias of the
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former.
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.. function:: cleandoc(doc)
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Clean up indentation from docstrings that are indented to line up with blocks
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of code. Any whitespace that can be uniformly removed from the second line
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onwards is removed. Also, all tabs are expanded to spaces.
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.. _inspect-signature-object:
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Introspecting callables with the Signature object
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-------------------------------------------------
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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The Signature object represents the call signature of a callable object and its
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return annotation. To retrieve a Signature object, use the :func:`signature`
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function.
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.. function:: signature(callable)
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Return a :class:`Signature` object for the given ``callable``::
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>>> from inspect import signature
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>>> def foo(a, *, b:int, **kwargs):
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... pass
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>>> sig = signature(foo)
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>>> str(sig)
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'(a, *, b:int, **kwargs)'
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>>> str(sig.parameters['b'])
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'b:int'
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>>> sig.parameters['b'].annotation
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<class 'int'>
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Accepts a wide range of python callables, from plain functions and classes to
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:func:`functools.partial` objects.
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Raises :exc:`ValueError` if no signature can be provided, and
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:exc:`TypeError` if that type of object is not supported.
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.. note::
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Some callables may not be introspectable in certain implementations of
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Python. For example, in CPython, some built-in functions defined in
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C provide no metadata about their arguments.
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.. class:: Signature(parameters=None, \*, return_annotation=Signature.empty)
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A Signature object represents the call signature of a function and its return
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annotation. For each parameter accepted by the function it stores a
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:class:`Parameter` object in its :attr:`parameters` collection.
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The optional *parameters* argument is a sequence of :class:`Parameter`
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objects, which is validated to check that there are no parameters with
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duplicate names, and that the parameters are in the right order, i.e.
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positional-only first, then positional-or-keyword, and that parameters with
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defaults follow parameters without defaults.
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The optional *return_annotation* argument, can be an arbitrary Python object,
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is the "return" annotation of the callable.
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Signature objects are *immutable*. Use :meth:`Signature.replace` to make a
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modified copy.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.5
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Signature objects are picklable and hashable.
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.. attribute:: Signature.empty
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A special class-level marker to specify absence of a return annotation.
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.. attribute:: Signature.parameters
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An ordered mapping of parameters' names to the corresponding
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:class:`Parameter` objects.
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.. attribute:: Signature.return_annotation
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The "return" annotation for the callable. If the callable has no "return"
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annotation, this attribute is set to :attr:`Signature.empty`.
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.. method:: Signature.bind(*args, **kwargs)
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Create a mapping from positional and keyword arguments to parameters.
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Returns :class:`BoundArguments` if ``*args`` and ``**kwargs`` match the
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signature, or raises a :exc:`TypeError`.
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.. method:: Signature.bind_partial(*args, **kwargs)
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Works the same way as :meth:`Signature.bind`, but allows the omission of
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some required arguments (mimics :func:`functools.partial` behavior.)
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Returns :class:`BoundArguments`, or raises a :exc:`TypeError` if the
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passed arguments do not match the signature.
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.. method:: Signature.replace(*[, parameters][, return_annotation])
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Create a new Signature instance based on the instance replace was invoked
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on. It is possible to pass different ``parameters`` and/or
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``return_annotation`` to override the corresponding properties of the base
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signature. To remove return_annotation from the copied Signature, pass in
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:attr:`Signature.empty`.
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::
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>>> def test(a, b):
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... pass
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>>> sig = signature(test)
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>>> new_sig = sig.replace(return_annotation="new return anno")
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>>> str(new_sig)
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"(a, b) -> 'new return anno'"
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.. classmethod:: Signature.from_callable(obj)
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Return a :class:`Signature` (or its subclass) object for a given callable
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``obj``. This method simplifies subclassing of :class:`Signature`:
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::
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class MySignature(Signature):
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pass
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sig = MySignature.from_callable(min)
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assert isinstance(sig, MySignature)
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.. versionadded:: 3.5
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.. class:: Parameter(name, kind, \*, default=Parameter.empty, annotation=Parameter.empty)
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Parameter objects are *immutable*. Instead of modifying a Parameter object,
|
|
you can use :meth:`Parameter.replace` to create a modified copy.
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|
|
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.. versionchanged:: 3.5
|
|
Parameter objects are picklable and hashable.
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|
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.. attribute:: Parameter.empty
|
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|
|
A special class-level marker to specify absence of default values and
|
|
annotations.
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|
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.. attribute:: Parameter.name
|
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|
|
The name of the parameter as a string. The name must be a valid
|
|
Python identifier.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: Parameter.default
|
|
|
|
The default value for the parameter. If the parameter has no default
|
|
value, this attribute is set to :attr:`Parameter.empty`.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: Parameter.annotation
|
|
|
|
The annotation for the parameter. If the parameter has no annotation,
|
|
this attribute is set to :attr:`Parameter.empty`.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: Parameter.kind
|
|
|
|
Describes how argument values are bound to the parameter. Possible values
|
|
(accessible via :class:`Parameter`, like ``Parameter.KEYWORD_ONLY``):
|
|
|
|
.. tabularcolumns:: |l|L|
|
|
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|
|
| Name | Meaning |
|
|
+========================+==============================================+
|
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| *POSITIONAL_ONLY* | Value must be supplied as a positional |
|
|
| | argument. |
|
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| | |
|
|
| | Python has no explicit syntax for defining |
|
|
| | positional-only parameters, but many built-in|
|
|
| | and extension module functions (especially |
|
|
| | those that accept only one or two parameters)|
|
|
| | accept them. |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|
|
| *POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD*| Value may be supplied as either a keyword or |
|
|
| | positional argument (this is the standard |
|
|
| | binding behaviour for functions implemented |
|
|
| | in Python.) |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|
|
| *VAR_POSITIONAL* | A tuple of positional arguments that aren't |
|
|
| | bound to any other parameter. This |
|
|
| | corresponds to a ``*args`` parameter in a |
|
|
| | Python function definition. |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|
|
| *KEYWORD_ONLY* | Value must be supplied as a keyword argument.|
|
|
| | Keyword only parameters are those which |
|
|
| | appear after a ``*`` or ``*args`` entry in a |
|
|
| | Python function definition. |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|
|
| *VAR_KEYWORD* | A dict of keyword arguments that aren't bound|
|
|
| | to any other parameter. This corresponds to a|
|
|
| | ``**kwargs`` parameter in a Python function |
|
|
| | definition. |
|
|
+------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|
|
|
|
Example: print all keyword-only arguments without default values::
|
|
|
|
>>> def foo(a, b, *, c, d=10):
|
|
... pass
|
|
|
|
>>> sig = signature(foo)
|
|
>>> for param in sig.parameters.values():
|
|
... if (param.kind == param.KEYWORD_ONLY and
|
|
... param.default is param.empty):
|
|
... print('Parameter:', param)
|
|
Parameter: c
|
|
|
|
.. method:: Parameter.replace(*[, name][, kind][, default][, annotation])
|
|
|
|
Create a new Parameter instance based on the instance replaced was invoked
|
|
on. To override a :class:`Parameter` attribute, pass the corresponding
|
|
argument. To remove a default value or/and an annotation from a
|
|
Parameter, pass :attr:`Parameter.empty`.
|
|
|
|
::
|
|
|
|
>>> from inspect import Parameter
|
|
>>> param = Parameter('foo', Parameter.KEYWORD_ONLY, default=42)
|
|
>>> str(param)
|
|
'foo=42'
|
|
|
|
>>> str(param.replace()) # Will create a shallow copy of 'param'
|
|
'foo=42'
|
|
|
|
>>> str(param.replace(default=Parameter.empty, annotation='spam'))
|
|
"foo:'spam'"
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
|
|
In Python 3.3 Parameter objects were allowed to have ``name`` set
|
|
to ``None`` if their ``kind`` was set to ``POSITIONAL_ONLY``.
|
|
This is no longer permitted.
|
|
|
|
.. class:: BoundArguments
|
|
|
|
Result of a :meth:`Signature.bind` or :meth:`Signature.bind_partial` call.
|
|
Holds the mapping of arguments to the function's parameters.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: BoundArguments.arguments
|
|
|
|
An ordered, mutable mapping (:class:`collections.OrderedDict`) of
|
|
parameters' names to arguments' values. Contains only explicitly bound
|
|
arguments. Changes in :attr:`arguments` will reflect in :attr:`args` and
|
|
:attr:`kwargs`.
|
|
|
|
Should be used in conjunction with :attr:`Signature.parameters` for any
|
|
argument processing purposes.
|
|
|
|
.. note::
|
|
|
|
Arguments for which :meth:`Signature.bind` or
|
|
:meth:`Signature.bind_partial` relied on a default value are skipped.
|
|
However, if needed, it is easy to include them.
|
|
|
|
::
|
|
|
|
>>> def foo(a, b=10):
|
|
... pass
|
|
|
|
>>> sig = signature(foo)
|
|
>>> ba = sig.bind(5)
|
|
|
|
>>> ba.args, ba.kwargs
|
|
((5,), {})
|
|
|
|
>>> for param in sig.parameters.values():
|
|
... if param.name not in ba.arguments:
|
|
... ba.arguments[param.name] = param.default
|
|
|
|
>>> ba.args, ba.kwargs
|
|
((5, 10), {})
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: BoundArguments.args
|
|
|
|
A tuple of positional arguments values. Dynamically computed from the
|
|
:attr:`arguments` attribute.
|
|
|
|
.. attribute:: BoundArguments.kwargs
|
|
|
|
A dict of keyword arguments values. Dynamically computed from the
|
|
:attr:`arguments` attribute.
|
|
|
|
The :attr:`args` and :attr:`kwargs` properties can be used to invoke
|
|
functions::
|
|
|
|
def test(a, *, b):
|
|
...
|
|
|
|
sig = signature(test)
|
|
ba = sig.bind(10, b=20)
|
|
test(*ba.args, **ba.kwargs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. seealso::
|
|
|
|
:pep:`362` - Function Signature Object.
|
|
The detailed specification, implementation details and examples.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. _inspect-classes-functions:
|
|
|
|
Classes and functions
|
|
---------------------
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getclasstree(classes, unique=False)
|
|
|
|
Arrange the given list of classes into a hierarchy of nested lists. Where a
|
|
nested list appears, it contains classes derived from the class whose entry
|
|
immediately precedes the list. Each entry is a 2-tuple containing a class and a
|
|
tuple of its base classes. If the *unique* argument is true, exactly one entry
|
|
appears in the returned structure for each class in the given list. Otherwise,
|
|
classes using multiple inheritance and their descendants will appear multiple
|
|
times.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getargspec(func)
|
|
|
|
Get the names and default values of a Python function's arguments. A
|
|
:term:`named tuple` ``ArgSpec(args, varargs, keywords, defaults)`` is
|
|
returned. *args* is a list of the argument names. *varargs* and *keywords*
|
|
are the names of the ``*`` and ``**`` arguments or ``None``. *defaults* is a
|
|
tuple of default argument values or ``None`` if there are no default
|
|
arguments; if this tuple has *n* elements, they correspond to the last
|
|
*n* elements listed in *args*.
|
|
|
|
.. deprecated:: 3.0
|
|
Use :func:`getfullargspec` instead, which provides information about
|
|
keyword-only arguments and annotations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getfullargspec(func)
|
|
|
|
Get the names and default values of a Python function's arguments. A
|
|
:term:`named tuple` is returned:
|
|
|
|
``FullArgSpec(args, varargs, varkw, defaults, kwonlyargs, kwonlydefaults,
|
|
annotations)``
|
|
|
|
*args* is a list of the argument names. *varargs* and *varkw* are the names
|
|
of the ``*`` and ``**`` arguments or ``None``. *defaults* is an *n*-tuple
|
|
of the default values of the last *n* arguments, or ``None`` if there are no
|
|
default arguments. *kwonlyargs* is a list of
|
|
keyword-only argument names. *kwonlydefaults* is a dictionary mapping names
|
|
from kwonlyargs to defaults. *annotations* is a dictionary mapping argument
|
|
names to annotations.
|
|
|
|
The first four items in the tuple correspond to :func:`getargspec`.
|
|
|
|
.. note::
|
|
Consider using the new :ref:`Signature Object <inspect-signature-object>`
|
|
interface, which provides a better way of introspecting functions.
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
|
|
This function is now based on :func:`signature`, but still ignores
|
|
``__wrapped__`` attributes and includes the already bound first
|
|
parameter in the signature output for bound methods.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getargvalues(frame)
|
|
|
|
Get information about arguments passed into a particular frame. A
|
|
:term:`named tuple` ``ArgInfo(args, varargs, keywords, locals)`` is
|
|
returned. *args* is a list of the argument names. *varargs* and *keywords*
|
|
are the names of the ``*`` and ``**`` arguments or ``None``. *locals* is the
|
|
locals dictionary of the given frame.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: formatargspec(args[, varargs, varkw, defaults, kwonlyargs, kwonlydefaults, annotations[, formatarg, formatvarargs, formatvarkw, formatvalue, formatreturns, formatannotations]])
|
|
|
|
Format a pretty argument spec from the values returned by
|
|
:func:`getargspec` or :func:`getfullargspec`.
|
|
|
|
The first seven arguments are (``args``, ``varargs``, ``varkw``,
|
|
``defaults``, ``kwonlyargs``, ``kwonlydefaults``, ``annotations``).
|
|
|
|
The other six arguments are functions that are called to turn argument names,
|
|
``*`` argument name, ``**`` argument name, default values, return annotation
|
|
and individual annotations into strings, respectively.
|
|
|
|
For example:
|
|
|
|
>>> from inspect import formatargspec, getfullargspec
|
|
>>> def f(a: int, b: float):
|
|
... pass
|
|
...
|
|
>>> formatargspec(*getfullargspec(f))
|
|
'(a: int, b: float)'
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: formatargvalues(args[, varargs, varkw, locals, formatarg, formatvarargs, formatvarkw, formatvalue])
|
|
|
|
Format a pretty argument spec from the four values returned by
|
|
:func:`getargvalues`. The format\* arguments are the corresponding optional
|
|
formatting functions that are called to turn names and values into strings.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getmro(cls)
|
|
|
|
Return a tuple of class cls's base classes, including cls, in method resolution
|
|
order. No class appears more than once in this tuple. Note that the method
|
|
resolution order depends on cls's type. Unless a very peculiar user-defined
|
|
metatype is in use, cls will be the first element of the tuple.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getcallargs(func, *args, **kwds)
|
|
|
|
Bind the *args* and *kwds* to the argument names of the Python function or
|
|
method *func*, as if it was called with them. For bound methods, bind also the
|
|
first argument (typically named ``self``) to the associated instance. A dict
|
|
is returned, mapping the argument names (including the names of the ``*`` and
|
|
``**`` arguments, if any) to their values from *args* and *kwds*. In case of
|
|
invoking *func* incorrectly, i.e. whenever ``func(*args, **kwds)`` would raise
|
|
an exception because of incompatible signature, an exception of the same type
|
|
and the same or similar message is raised. For example::
|
|
|
|
>>> from inspect import getcallargs
|
|
>>> def f(a, b=1, *pos, **named):
|
|
... pass
|
|
>>> getcallargs(f, 1, 2, 3) == {'a': 1, 'named': {}, 'b': 2, 'pos': (3,)}
|
|
True
|
|
>>> getcallargs(f, a=2, x=4) == {'a': 2, 'named': {'x': 4}, 'b': 1, 'pos': ()}
|
|
True
|
|
>>> getcallargs(f)
|
|
Traceback (most recent call last):
|
|
...
|
|
TypeError: f() missing 1 required positional argument: 'a'
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.2
|
|
|
|
.. note::
|
|
Consider using the new :meth:`Signature.bind` instead.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getclosurevars(func)
|
|
|
|
Get the mapping of external name references in a Python function or
|
|
method *func* to their current values. A
|
|
:term:`named tuple` ``ClosureVars(nonlocals, globals, builtins, unbound)``
|
|
is returned. *nonlocals* maps referenced names to lexical closure
|
|
variables, *globals* to the function's module globals and *builtins* to
|
|
the builtins visible from the function body. *unbound* is the set of names
|
|
referenced in the function that could not be resolved at all given the
|
|
current module globals and builtins.
|
|
|
|
:exc:`TypeError` is raised if *func* is not a Python function or method.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: unwrap(func, *, stop=None)
|
|
|
|
Get the object wrapped by *func*. It follows the chain of :attr:`__wrapped__`
|
|
attributes returning the last object in the chain.
|
|
|
|
*stop* is an optional callback accepting an object in the wrapper chain
|
|
as its sole argument that allows the unwrapping to be terminated early if
|
|
the callback returns a true value. If the callback never returns a true
|
|
value, the last object in the chain is returned as usual. For example,
|
|
:func:`signature` uses this to stop unwrapping if any object in the
|
|
chain has a ``__signature__`` attribute defined.
|
|
|
|
:exc:`ValueError` is raised if a cycle is encountered.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. _inspect-stack:
|
|
|
|
The interpreter stack
|
|
---------------------
|
|
|
|
When the following functions return "frame records," each record is a
|
|
:term:`named tuple`
|
|
``FrameInfo(frame, filename, lineno, function, code_context, index)``.
|
|
The tuple contains the frame object, the filename, the line number of the
|
|
current line,
|
|
the function name, a list of lines of context from the source code, and the
|
|
index of the current line within that list.
|
|
|
|
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
|
|
Return a named tuple instead of a tuple.
|
|
|
|
.. note::
|
|
|
|
Keeping references to frame objects, as found in the first element of the frame
|
|
records these functions return, can cause your program to create reference
|
|
cycles. Once a reference cycle has been created, the lifespan of all objects
|
|
which can be accessed from the objects which form the cycle can become much
|
|
longer even if Python's optional cycle detector is enabled. If such cycles must
|
|
be created, it is important to ensure they are explicitly broken to avoid the
|
|
delayed destruction of objects and increased memory consumption which occurs.
|
|
|
|
Though the cycle detector will catch these, destruction of the frames (and local
|
|
variables) can be made deterministic by removing the cycle in a
|
|
:keyword:`finally` clause. This is also important if the cycle detector was
|
|
disabled when Python was compiled or using :func:`gc.disable`. For example::
|
|
|
|
def handle_stackframe_without_leak():
|
|
frame = inspect.currentframe()
|
|
try:
|
|
# do something with the frame
|
|
finally:
|
|
del frame
|
|
|
|
If you want to keep the frame around (for example to print a traceback
|
|
later), you can also break reference cycles by using the
|
|
:meth:`frame.clear` method.
|
|
|
|
The optional *context* argument supported by most of these functions specifies
|
|
the number of lines of context to return, which are centered around the current
|
|
line.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getframeinfo(frame, context=1)
|
|
|
|
Get information about a frame or traceback object. A :term:`named tuple`
|
|
``Traceback(filename, lineno, function, code_context, index)`` is returned.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getouterframes(frame, context=1)
|
|
|
|
Get a list of frame records for a frame and all outer frames. These frames
|
|
represent the calls that lead to the creation of *frame*. The first entry in the
|
|
returned list represents *frame*; the last entry represents the outermost call
|
|
on *frame*'s stack.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getinnerframes(traceback, context=1)
|
|
|
|
Get a list of frame records for a traceback's frame and all inner frames. These
|
|
frames represent calls made as a consequence of *frame*. The first entry in the
|
|
list represents *traceback*; the last entry represents where the exception was
|
|
raised.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: currentframe()
|
|
|
|
Return the frame object for the caller's stack frame.
|
|
|
|
.. impl-detail::
|
|
|
|
This function relies on Python stack frame support in the interpreter,
|
|
which isn't guaranteed to exist in all implementations of Python. If
|
|
running in an implementation without Python stack frame support this
|
|
function returns ``None``.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: stack(context=1)
|
|
|
|
Return a list of frame records for the caller's stack. The first entry in the
|
|
returned list represents the caller; the last entry represents the outermost
|
|
call on the stack.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. function:: trace(context=1)
|
|
|
|
Return a list of frame records for the stack between the current frame and the
|
|
frame in which an exception currently being handled was raised in. The first
|
|
entry in the list represents the caller; the last entry represents where the
|
|
exception was raised.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fetching attributes statically
|
|
------------------------------
|
|
|
|
Both :func:`getattr` and :func:`hasattr` can trigger code execution when
|
|
fetching or checking for the existence of attributes. Descriptors, like
|
|
properties, will be invoked and :meth:`__getattr__` and :meth:`__getattribute__`
|
|
may be called.
|
|
|
|
For cases where you want passive introspection, like documentation tools, this
|
|
can be inconvenient. :func:`getattr_static` has the same signature as :func:`getattr`
|
|
but avoids executing code when it fetches attributes.
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getattr_static(obj, attr, default=None)
|
|
|
|
Retrieve attributes without triggering dynamic lookup via the
|
|
descriptor protocol, :meth:`__getattr__` or :meth:`__getattribute__`.
|
|
|
|
Note: this function may not be able to retrieve all attributes
|
|
that getattr can fetch (like dynamically created attributes)
|
|
and may find attributes that getattr can't (like descriptors
|
|
that raise AttributeError). It can also return descriptors objects
|
|
instead of instance members.
|
|
|
|
If the instance :attr:`~object.__dict__` is shadowed by another member (for
|
|
example a property) then this function will be unable to find instance
|
|
members.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.2
|
|
|
|
:func:`getattr_static` does not resolve descriptors, for example slot descriptors or
|
|
getset descriptors on objects implemented in C. The descriptor object
|
|
is returned instead of the underlying attribute.
|
|
|
|
You can handle these with code like the following. Note that
|
|
for arbitrary getset descriptors invoking these may trigger
|
|
code execution::
|
|
|
|
# example code for resolving the builtin descriptor types
|
|
class _foo:
|
|
__slots__ = ['foo']
|
|
|
|
slot_descriptor = type(_foo.foo)
|
|
getset_descriptor = type(type(open(__file__)).name)
|
|
wrapper_descriptor = type(str.__dict__['__add__'])
|
|
descriptor_types = (slot_descriptor, getset_descriptor, wrapper_descriptor)
|
|
|
|
result = getattr_static(some_object, 'foo')
|
|
if type(result) in descriptor_types:
|
|
try:
|
|
result = result.__get__()
|
|
except AttributeError:
|
|
# descriptors can raise AttributeError to
|
|
# indicate there is no underlying value
|
|
# in which case the descriptor itself will
|
|
# have to do
|
|
pass
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current State of a Generator
|
|
----------------------------
|
|
|
|
When implementing coroutine schedulers and for other advanced uses of
|
|
generators, it is useful to determine whether a generator is currently
|
|
executing, is waiting to start or resume or execution, or has already
|
|
terminated. :func:`getgeneratorstate` allows the current state of a
|
|
generator to be determined easily.
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getgeneratorstate(generator)
|
|
|
|
Get current state of a generator-iterator.
|
|
|
|
Possible states are:
|
|
* GEN_CREATED: Waiting to start execution.
|
|
* GEN_RUNNING: Currently being executed by the interpreter.
|
|
* GEN_SUSPENDED: Currently suspended at a yield expression.
|
|
* GEN_CLOSED: Execution has completed.
|
|
|
|
.. versionadded:: 3.2
|
|
|
|
The current internal state of the generator can also be queried. This is
|
|
mostly useful for testing purposes, to ensure that internal state is being
|
|
updated as expected:
|
|
|
|
.. function:: getgeneratorlocals(generator)
|
|
|
|
Get the mapping of live local variables in *generator* to their current
|
|
values. A dictionary is returned that maps from variable names to values.
|
|
This is the equivalent of calling :func:`locals` in the body of the
|
|
generator, and all the same caveats apply.
|
|
|
|
If *generator* is a :term:`generator` with no currently associated frame,
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then an empty dictionary is returned. :exc:`TypeError` is raised if
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*generator* is not a Python generator object.
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.. impl-detail::
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This function relies on the generator exposing a Python stack frame
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for introspection, which isn't guaranteed to be the case in all
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implementations of Python. In such cases, this function will always
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return an empty dictionary.
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. _inspect-module-cli:
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Command Line Interface
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----------------------
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The :mod:`inspect` module also provides a basic introspection capability
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from the command line.
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.. program:: inspect
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By default, accepts the name of a module and prints the source of that
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module. A class or function within the module can be printed instead by
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appended a colon and the qualified name of the target object.
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.. cmdoption:: --details
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Print information about the specified object rather than the source code
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