def whoaminow():
"returns name of called calling function"
import sys, dis
# get frame where calling function is called
frame = sys._getframe(2)
# get code and next to last instruction from frame
code = frame.f_code
lasti = frame.f_lasti-3
# redirect ouput of disassemble (stdout)
oldout = sys.stdout
sys.stdout = open('log','w')
dis.disassemble(code, lasti)
sys.stdout.close()
sys.stdout = oldout # restore stdout
# retrieve current byte code line
fd = open('log')
for line in fd.xreadlines():
if line.startswith('-->'):
break
else: # couldn't find name
line = None
fd.close()
# isolate function name
if line is not None:
funcname = line.split()[-1][1:-1]
else:
funcname = None
return funcname
# some testing...
def foo():
me = whoaminow()
return me
bar = foo
baz = foo
print "%s %s %s"%(foo(), bar(), baz())
class c:
def fro(self):
return whoaminow()
inst = c()
bozz = inst.fro
print "%s %s"%(inst.fro(),bozz())
fl = [foo]
print fl[0]()
"""
OUTPUTS:
foo bar baz
fro bozz
None
"""
