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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/utilities.rst b/Doc/c-api/utilities.rst index 35bfe86..0dfb946 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/utilities.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/utilities.rst @@ -989,3 +989,52 @@ The following functions provide locale-independent string to number conversions. See the Unix man page :manpage:`atof(2)` for details. + +.. _reflection: + +Reflection +========== + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyEval_GetBuiltins() + + Return a dictionary of the builtins in the current execution frame, + or the interpreter of the thread state if no frame is currently executing. + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyEval_GetLocals() + + Return a dictionary of the local variables in the current execution frame, + or *NULL* if no frame is currently executing. + + +.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyEval_GetGlobals() + + Return a dictionary of the global variables in the current execution frame, + or *NULL* if no frame is currently executing. + + +.. cfunction:: PyFrameObject* PyEval_GetFrame() + + Return the current thread state's frame, which is *NULL* if no frame is + currently executing. + + +.. cfunction:: int PyEval_GetRestricted() + + If there is a current frame and it is executing in restricted mode, return true, + otherwise false. + + +.. cfunction:: const char* PyEval_GetFuncName(PyObject *func) + + Return the name of *func* if it is a function, class or instance object, else the + name of *func*\s type. + + +.. cfunction:: 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 + :cfunc:`PyEval_GetFuncName`, the result will be a description of + *func*. |