I have a function mentioned below in python:
>>> students=[]
>>> def add_student(name):
... students.append(name)
How can i get actual text of add_student?
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3What do you mean by "getting the definition"? – mkrieger1 Dec 18 '17 at 18:46
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Do you want the actual text of the `add_student` function? – Brendan Abel Dec 18 '17 at 18:46
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Do you want to return the source code? – cs95 Dec 18 '17 at 18:47
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In worst case (i.e. when the function is native) the only thing you can get is the signature. If the function is pure Python then you can retrieve its bytecode, but I don't see how is that useful to be honest. – freakish Dec 18 '17 at 18:47
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if you use IPython or Jupyter, use ??add_student – ShpielMeister Dec 18 '17 at 18:51
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@ShpielMeister - I am using IDLE python 3.5 – Abhishek Dec 18 '17 at 18:53
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@BrendanAbel - Yes. – Abhishek Dec 18 '17 at 18:55
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This question should be re-opened, as the linked duplicate only works for functions created from a source file, not on functions created in an interactive prompt. – Brendan Abel Dec 18 '17 at 21:06
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@BrendanAbel Really?! Did you actually ***read*** the answers? I did and found **three** interactive prompt answers, [one](//stackoverflow.com/a/17358307), [two](//stackoverflow.com/a/21339166) and [three](//stackoverflow.com/a/25107178). – robinCTS Dec 18 '17 at 23:47