.. highlightlang:: c

.. _reflection:

Reflection

.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_GetBuiltins()

Return a dictionary of the builtins in the current execution frame, or the interpreter of the thread state if no frame is currently executing.

.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_GetLocals()

Return a dictionary of the local variables in the current execution frame, or NULL if no frame is currently executing.

.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_GetGlobals()

Return a dictionary of the global variables in the current execution frame, or NULL if no frame is currently executing.

.. c:function:: PyFrameObject* PyEval_GetFrame()

Return the current thread state's frame, which is NULL if no frame is currently executing.

.. c:function:: int PyFrame_GetLineNumber(PyFrameObject *frame)

Return the line number that frame is currently executing.

.. c:function:: const char* PyEval_GetFuncName(PyObject *func)

Return the name of func if it is a function, class or instance object, else the name of func\s type.

.. c:function:: const char* PyEval_GetFuncDesc(PyObject *func)

Return a description string, depending on the type of func. Return values include "()" for functions and methods, " constructor", " instance", and " object". Concatenated with the result of :c:func:PyEval_GetFuncName, the result will be a description of func.