How do I get the name of a function or method from within a Python function or method?

Question

I feel like I should know this, but I haven\'t been able to figure it out...

I want to get the name of a method--which happens to be an integration test--from inside

Answer 1

# file "foo.py" 
import sys
import os

def LINE( back = 0 ):
    return sys._getframe( back + 1 ).f_lineno
def FILE( back = 0 ):
    return sys._getframe( back + 1 ).f_code.co_filename
def FUNC( back = 0):
    return sys._getframe( back + 1 ).f_code.co_name
def WHERE( back = 0 ):
    frame = sys._getframe( back + 1 )
    return "%s/%s %s()" % ( os.path.basename( frame.f_code.co_filename ),     
                            frame.f_lineno, frame.f_code.co_name )

def testit():
   print "Here in %s, file %s, line %s" % ( FUNC(), FILE(), LINE() )
   print "WHERE says '%s'" % WHERE()

testit()

Output:

$ python foo.py
Here in testit, file foo.py, line 17
WHERE says 'foo.py/18 testit()'

Use "back = 1" to find info regarding two levels back down the stack, etc.