How to get a function name as a string?
function, python, string
Solution
my_function.__name__
Using `__name__` is the preferred method as it applies uniformly. Unlike `func_name`, it works on built-in functions as well:
>>> import time
>>> time.time.func_name
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
AttributeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object has no attribute 'func_name'
>>> time.time.__name__
'time'
Also the double underscores indicate to the reader this is a special attribute. As a bonus, classes and modules have a `__name__` attribute too, so you only have remember one special name.
Problem
How do I get a function's name as a string? ``` def foo(): pass >>> name_of(foo) "foo" ```