Python: How to retrieve class information from a 'frame' object?

Asked 2010-02-04T21:38:09.087

Is it possible to retrieve any class information from a frame object? I know how to get the file (frame.f_code.co_filename), function (frame.f_code.co_name) and line number (frame.f_lineno), but would like to be able to also get the name of the class of the active object instance of the frame (or None if not in an instance).

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This is a bit shorter, but does about the same. Returns None if class name not available.

def get_class_name():
    f = sys._getframe(1)

    try:
        class_name = f.f_locals['self'].__class__.__name__
    except KeyError:
        class_name = None

    return class_name

answered 2010-03-30T11:14:08.853

Python: How to retrieve class information from a 'frame' object?

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