How to print the function name as a string in Python.

Question

def applejuice(q):
   print THE FUNCTION NAME!

It should result in "applejuice" as a string.

Answer 1

You need to explain what your problem is. Because the answer to your question is:

print "applejuice"

Answer 2

def applejuice(**args):
    print "Running the fucntion 'applejuice'"
    pass

or use:

myfunc.__name__

>>> print applejuice.__name__
'applejuice'

Also, see how-to-get-the-function-name-as-string-in-python

Answer 3

import traceback

def applejuice(q):
   stack = traceback.extract_stack()
   (filename, line, procname, text) = stack[-1]
   print procname

I assume this is used for debugging, so you might want to look into the other procedures offered by the traceback module. They'll let you print the entire call stack, exception traces, etc.

Answer 4

Another way

import inspect 
def applejuice(q):
    print inspect.getframeinfo(inspect.currentframe())[2]

Answer 5

This also works:

import sys

def applejuice(q):
    func_name = sys._getframe().f_code.co_name
    print func_name

Answer 6

What should it print in this case :

def applejuice():
     print "thefunctionname"
orangejuice = applejuice
del applejuice
orangejuice()

?-)