Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Be aware though, that sys._getframe is marked as a private function (the > leading underscore), which means that: > > (1) It only exists in some Python implementations (CPython and possible > nothing else?); and
$ jython Jython 2.2.1 on java1.6.0_0 Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import sys >>> def f(): return sys._getframe().f_code.co_name ... >>> f() 'f' $ ipy IronPython 1.1.1 (1.1.1) on .NET 2.0.50727.1433 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. >>> import sys >>> sys._getframe() Traceback (most recent call last): ValueError: _getframe is not implemented >>> raise SystemExit # is there a sane way to quit ipy? A quick websearch unearthed http://blogs.msdn.com/dinoviehland/archive/2009/12/11/ironpython-2-6- released.aspx """ IronPython 2.6 Released! [...] This release also changes how we support sys._getframe: a fully working version is now available by a command line option; when not enabled sys._getframe doesn’t exist at all. """ Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list