Get name of class without instance

[Bryan]

Given a class:

class Foo(object):
pass

How can I get the name "Foo" without having an instance of the class?

str(Foo) gives me more than just the name Foo. "__main__.Account"
Foo.__class__.__name__ gives me "type"

I don't want to do:
Foo().__class__.__name__ if possible. I would rather avoid the
constructor. I just want to get a string "Foo"

 

[Jean-Michel Pichavant]

Given a class:

class Foo(object):
pass

How can I get the name "Foo" without having an instance of the class?

str(Foo) gives me more than just the name Foo. "__main__.Account"
Foo.__class__.__name__ gives me "type"

I don't want to do:
Foo().__class__.__name__ if possible. I would rather avoid the
constructor. I just want to get a string "Foo"

'Foo'



JM

 

[Tim Golden]

Given a class:

class Foo(object):
pass

How can I get the name "Foo" without having an instance of the class?

str(Foo) gives me more than just the name Foo. "__main__.Account"
Foo.__class__.__name__ gives me "type"

I don't want to do:
Foo().__class__.__name__ if possible. I would rather avoid the
constructor. I just want to get a string "Foo"

You are going to kick yourself:

class Foo (object): pass

print Foo.__name__


TJG

 

[Bryan]

You are going to kick yourself:

class Foo (object): pass

print Foo.__name__

TJG

Whoops.

How come dir(Foo) does not show __name__? That is how I was
investigating the possibilities.

 

[J. Cliff Dyer]

Given a class:

class Foo(object):
pass

How can I get the name "Foo" without having an instance of the class?

str(Foo) gives me more than just the name Foo. "__main__.Account"
Foo.__class__.__name__ gives me "type"

I don't want to do:
Foo().__class__.__name__ if possible. I would rather avoid the
constructor. I just want to get a string "Foo"

I'll give you a hint:
True

 

[David Stanek]

Try Foo.__name__ if Foo is a class object.

Given a class:

class Foo(object):
pass

How can I get the name "Foo" without having an instance of the class?

str(Foo) gives me more than just the name Foo. "__main__.Account"
Foo.__class__.__name__ gives me "type"

I don't want to do:
Foo().__class__.__name__ if possible. I would rather avoid the
constructor. I just want to get a string "Foo"

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[Terry Reedy]

How come dir(Foo) does not show __name__? That is how I was
investigating the possibilities.

Interesting question. Seems like an oversight. dir(some_module) and
dir(some_function) include '__name__'. I suggest you search the tracker
for existing issues on this subject and add a feature request if there
is none.