CPython.Reflection

Documentation

getBuiltins :: IO Dictionary

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

getLocals :: IO (Maybe Dictionary)

Return a Dictionary of the local variables in the current execution frame, or Nothing if no frame is currently executing.

getGlobals :: IO (Maybe Dictionary)

Return a Dictionary of the global variables in the current execution frame, or Nothing if no frame is currently executing.

getFrame :: IO (Maybe SomeObject)

Return the current thread state's frame, which is Nothing if no frame is currently executing.

getFunctionName :: Object func => func -> IO Text

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

getFunctionDescription :: Object func => func -> IO Text

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 getFunctionName, the result will be a description of func.