On Oct 25, 12:01 pm, Tim Chase <python.l...@tim.thechases.com> wrote:
> > Say that a have:
>
> > # file test.py
> > a=7
>
> > At the prompt:
> > import test
> > dir()
>
> > I would like to see the variables created in the test namespace.
> > However, variable "a" does not appear in the list, only "test". Since
> > I know that var "a" is reachable from the prompt by means of test.a,
> > how can I list this sort of variables?
>
> dir(test)
>
> works for any scope you want (except in some C modules...was
> peeved at mod_python for this reason when I was playing with it a
> while back). I use this for debugging all the time:
>
> dir(foo.bar.whatever)
>
> or if I want to remember some less-used method on a string/list/dict:
>
> dir("")
> dir([])
> dir({})
>
> -tkc
Tim,
If I just input dir(test) I don't get "a" in my list.
>>> import test
>>> dir(test)
['__builtins__', '__doc__', '__file__', '__name__', '__package__',
'__path__']
>>>
I am using python 2.6
Am I doing anything wrong?
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