From 0023078a0b751260acdee7be0b029335f7efe888 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1993 11:39:45 +0000
Subject: Added whatis command (third try -- filesystem was full, rcs lock
 failed)

---
 Lib/pdb.py | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index 48d0b27..b8446aa 100755
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -225,6 +225,30 @@ class Pdb(bdb.Bdb, cmd.Cmd):
 		except KeyboardInterrupt:
 			pass
 	do_l = do_list
+
+	def do_whatis(self, arg):
+		import codehack
+		try:
+			value = eval(arg, self.curframe.f_globals, \
+					self.curframe.f_locals)
+		except:
+			print '***', sys.exc_type + ':', `sys.exc_value`
+			return
+		code = None
+		# Is it a function?
+		try: code = value.func_code
+		except: pass
+		if code:
+			print 'Function', codehack.getcodename(code)
+			return
+		# Is it an instance method?
+		try: code = value.im_func.func_code
+		except: pass
+		if code:
+			print 'Method', codehack.getcodename(code)
+			return
+		# None of the above...
+		print type(value)
 	
 	# Print a traceback starting at the top stack frame.
 	# The most recently entered frame is printed last;
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