Improved some error messages for command line processing.
[python/dscho.git] / Lib / lib-old / newdir.py
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1 # New dir() function
4 # This should be the new dir(), except that it should still list
5 # the current local name space by default
7 def listattrs(x):
8 try:
9 dictkeys = x.__dict__.keys()
10 except (AttributeError, TypeError):
11 dictkeys = []
13 try:
14 methods = x.__methods__
15 except (AttributeError, TypeError):
16 methods = []
18 try:
19 members = x.__members__
20 except (AttributeError, TypeError):
21 members = []
23 try:
24 the_class = x.__class__
25 except (AttributeError, TypeError):
26 the_class = None
28 try:
29 bases = x.__bases__
30 except (AttributeError, TypeError):
31 bases = ()
33 total = dictkeys + methods + members
34 if the_class:
35 # It's a class instace; add the class's attributes
36 # that are functions (methods)...
37 class_attrs = listattrs(the_class)
38 class_methods = []
39 for name in class_attrs:
40 if is_function(getattr(the_class, name)):
41 class_methods.append(name)
42 total = total + class_methods
43 elif bases:
44 # It's a derived class; add the base class attributes
45 for base in bases:
46 base_attrs = listattrs(base)
47 total = total + base_attrs
48 total.sort()
49 return total
50 i = 0
51 while i+1 < len(total):
52 if total[i] == total[i+1]:
53 del total[i+1]
54 else:
55 i = i+1
56 return total
59 # Helper to recognize functions
61 def is_function(x):
62 return type(x) == type(is_function)
65 # Approximation of builtin dir(); but note that this lists the user's
66 # variables by default, not the current local name space.
68 def dir(x = None):
69 if x is not None:
70 return listattrs(x)
71 else:
72 import __main__
73 return listattrs(__main__)