I'm curious--How do I access a function defaults by name?
for example
def bob(wife, wives=[]):
# add wife to wives if applicable
if (can_add_wife(wife,wives)):
wives.append(wife)
return len(wives)
Say the bob function is adding to wives. What if you want to see what the wives default is that's being held by the function?
I see you can get at wives with bob.func_defaults, but only if you know in advance which position it is in in the func_defaults tuple. What if I want to get at wives by name? bob.wives seems logical but of course doesn't work. bob.func_code.co_varnames looks like it may work, but won't because it can't tell you where in func_defaults you you want. Other than that, I can't seem to find anything.
By the way, I already know a million "better" ways to do this, so no need for the "why would you want to do that?" responses. I am just curious about python functions here.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
James
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