get function name python
# You can get any function's or class's name as a string with __name__. # In fact, using just __name__ will return a module's name, or "__main__" # if the file is the current running script def this_is_my_name(): pass class MyName: def __init__(self) -> None: pass def __str__(self) -> str: # this is just so we can get a more readable output return "MyName Object" # as you can see later on, you can't get a variable's name the same way named_variable = 231 named_instance = MyName() list_of_stuff_w_names = [this_is_my_name, MyName, named_instance, named_variable] print ("- Script running in", __name__) for stuff_w_name in list_of_stuff_w_names: try: print ("-", f"{stuff_w_name.__name__ = }") except AttributeError: print ("-", stuff_w_name, "doesn't have a __name__!") """ OUTPUT: - Script running in __main__ - stuff_w_name.__name__ = 'this_is_my_name' - stuff_w_name.__name__ = 'MyName' - MyName Object doesn't have a __name__! - 231 doesn't have a __name__! """
