get function name python

1def my_function():
2    pass
3
4class MyClass(object):
5    def method(self):
6        pass
7
8print(my_function.__name__)         # gives "my_function"
9print(MyClass.method.__name__)      # gives "method"
10
11print(my_function.__qualname__)     # gives "my_function"
12print(MyClass.method.__qualname__)  # gives "MyClass.method"

1# You can get any function's or class's name as a string with __name__.
2# In fact, using just __name__ will return a module's name, or "__main__"
3# if the file is the current running script
4def this_is_my_name():
5  pass
6
7class MyName:
8    def __init__(self) -> None:
9        pass
10    
11    def __str__(self) -> str:
12      	# this is just so we can get a more readable output
13        return "MyName Object"
14
15# as you can see later on, you can't get a variable's name the same way
16named_variable = 231
17named_instance = MyName()
18
19list_of_stuff_w_names = [this_is_my_name, MyName, named_instance, named_variable]
20
21print ("- Script running in", __name__)
22
23for stuff_w_name in list_of_stuff_w_names:
24    try:
25        print ("-", f"{stuff_w_name.__name__ = }")
26    except AttributeError:
27        print ("-", stuff_w_name, "doesn't have a __name__!")
28        
29"""
30OUTPUT:
31- Script running in __main__
32- stuff_w_name.__name__ = 'this_is_my_name'
33- stuff_w_name.__name__ = 'MyName'
34- MyName Object doesn't have a __name__!
35- 231 doesn't have a __name__!
36"""

1module = __import__('foo')
2func = getattr(module, 'bar')
3func()