This will get the name of an objects class
obj.__class__.__name__
This will return a tuple of its base classes
obj.__class__.__bases__
Christopher J. Bottaro wrote:
> I actually want all the parent classes too. So if D derives off C derives
> off B derives off A, I ultimately want a tuple ('D', 'C', 'B', 'A').
>
> For those of you following the Python Documentation thread, this is a good
> example of how the PHP manual is "better". I found how to do this in a few
> seconds in PHP. I searched the Python docs for "class name", "classname",
> "introspection" and "getclass". I looked in the Class section of the
> tutorial also and also the Programming FAQ. The "related functions"
> section of the PHP manual is really helpful. It would be cool if in the
> section for the built-in function isinstance() or issubclass() there is a
> section for "related functions" that would point me to getclassname(obj)
> (if it exists).
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> -- C
>
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