Simply print current function name
Python tip for debugging: how to dynamically print the current function name using sys._getframe() for better error tracking and code debugging during development.
Hi all,
When developing, I hate having to search in which portion of my code I am. For Tippy, I searched for a way to always display the function name in case of an error.
Hopefully, Python offers a simple (but curious) way to perform this.
Here is how to print your function name as a string in Python :
import sys
def tutut():
"""
Dum function displaying its name!
"""
print sys._getframe().f_code.co_name
if name == 'main':
tutut()
And here is the result
[airballman@ubuntu:~]$ python tutut.py
tututThere it is !
You can also find this tip in my Programming Tips page, in the Python section.