I actually want all the parent classes too. So if D derives off C derives off B derives off A, I ultimately want a tuple ('D', 'C', 'B', 'A').
For those of you following the Python Documentation thread, this is a good example of how the PHP manual is "better". I found how to do this in a few seconds in PHP. I searched the Python docs for "class name", "classname", "introspection" and "getclass". I looked in the Class section of the tutorial also and also the Programming FAQ. The "related functions" section of the PHP manual is really helpful. It would be cool if in the section for the built-in function isinstance() or issubclass() there is a section for "related functions" that would point me to getclassname(obj) (if it exists). Thanks for the help. -- C -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list