inspect — Easy Playground

Inspect live objects: source code, signatures, class hierarchies

Python Playground

import inspect

class Example:
    def method(self, x: int, y: str = "hello") -> bool:
        """An example method."""
        return True

sig = inspect.signature(Example.method)
print(f"Signature: {sig}")
for name, param in sig.parameters.items():
    print(f"  {name}: {param.kind.name}, default={param.default}")

Output

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The inspect module is part of Python's standard library. Inspect live objects: source code, signatures, class hierarchies.

Challenge

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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