Reflection — Python 3.5.2 documentation

# Reflection

PyObject* `PyEval_GetBuiltins`()
  Return value: Borrowed reference.

  Return a dictionary of the builtins in the current execution frame, or the interpreter of the thread state if no frame is currently executing.

PyObject* `PyEval_GetLocals`()
  Return value: Borrowed reference.

  Return a dictionary of the local variables in the current execution frame, or NULL if no frame is currently executing.

PyObject* `PyEval_GetGlobals`()
  Return value: Borrowed reference.

  Return a dictionary of the global variables in the current execution frame, or NULL if no frame is currently executing.

PyFrameObject* `PyEval_GetFrame`()
  Return value: Borrowed reference.

  Return the current thread state’s frame, which is NULL if no frame is currently executing.

int `PyFrame_GetLineNumber`(PyFrameObject *frame)

  Return the line number that frame is currently executing.

const char* `PyEval_GetFuncName`(PyObject *func)

  Return the name of func if it is a function, class or instance object, else the name of funcs type.

const char* `PyEval_GetFuncDesc`(PyObject *func)

  Return a description string, depending on the type of func. Return values include “()” for functions and methods, ” constructor”, ” instance”, and ” object”. Concatenated with the result of `PyEval_GetFuncName()`, the result will be a description of func.