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1:mod:`inspect` --- Inspect live objects
2=======================================
3
4.. module:: inspect
5   :synopsis: Extract information and source code from live objects.
6
7.. moduleauthor:: Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>
8.. sectionauthor:: Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>
9
10**Source code:** :source:`Lib/inspect.py`
11
12--------------
13
14The :mod:`inspect` module provides several useful functions to help get
15information about live objects such as modules, classes, methods, functions,
16tracebacks, frame objects, and code objects.  For example, it can help you
17examine the contents of a class, retrieve the source code of a method, extract
18and format the argument list for a function, or get all the information you need
19to display a detailed traceback.
20
21There are four main kinds of services provided by this module: type checking,
22getting source code, inspecting classes and functions, and examining the
23interpreter stack.
24
25
26.. _inspect-types:
27
28Types and members
29-----------------
30
31The :func:`getmembers` function retrieves the members of an object such as a
32class or module. The functions whose names begin with "is" are mainly
33provided as convenient choices for the second argument to :func:`getmembers`.
34They also help you determine when you can expect to find the following special
35attributes:
36
37.. this function name is too big to fit in the ascii-art table below
38.. |coroutine-origin-link| replace:: :func:`sys.set_coroutine_origin_tracking_depth`
39
40+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
41| Type      | Attribute         | Description               |
42+===========+===================+===========================+
43| module    | __doc__           | documentation string      |
44+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
45|           | __file__          | filename (missing for     |
46|           |                   | built-in modules)         |
47+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
48| class     | __doc__           | documentation string      |
49+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
50|           | __name__          | name with which this      |
51|           |                   | class was defined         |
52+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
53|           | __qualname__      | qualified name            |
54+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
55|           | __module__        | name of module in which   |
56|           |                   | this class was defined    |
57+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
58| method    | __doc__           | documentation string      |
59+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
60|           | __name__          | name with which this      |
61|           |                   | method was defined        |
62+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
63|           | __qualname__      | qualified name            |
64+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
65|           | __func__          | function object           |
66|           |                   | containing implementation |
67|           |                   | of method                 |
68+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
69|           | __self__          | instance to which this    |
70|           |                   | method is bound, or       |
71|           |                   | ``None``                  |
72+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
73|           | __module__        | name of module in which   |
74|           |                   | this method was defined   |
75+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
76| function  | __doc__           | documentation string      |
77+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
78|           | __name__          | name with which this      |
79|           |                   | function was defined      |
80+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
81|           | __qualname__      | qualified name            |
82+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
83|           | __code__          | code object containing    |
84|           |                   | compiled function         |
85|           |                   | :term:`bytecode`          |
86+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
87|           | __defaults__      | tuple of any default      |
88|           |                   | values for positional or  |
89|           |                   | keyword parameters        |
90+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
91|           | __kwdefaults__    | mapping of any default    |
92|           |                   | values for keyword-only   |
93|           |                   | parameters                |
94+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
95|           | __globals__       | global namespace in which |
96|           |                   | this function was defined |
97+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
98|           | __annotations__   | mapping of parameters     |
99|           |                   | names to annotations;     |
100|           |                   | ``"return"`` key is       |
101|           |                   | reserved for return       |
102|           |                   | annotations.              |
103+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
104|           | __module__        | name of module in which   |
105|           |                   | this function was defined |
106+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
107| traceback | tb_frame          | frame object at this      |
108|           |                   | level                     |
109+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
110|           | tb_lasti          | index of last attempted   |
111|           |                   | instruction in bytecode   |
112+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
113|           | tb_lineno         | current line number in    |
114|           |                   | Python source code        |
115+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
116|           | tb_next           | next inner traceback      |
117|           |                   | object (called by this    |
118|           |                   | level)                    |
119+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
120| frame     | f_back            | next outer frame object   |
121|           |                   | (this frame's caller)     |
122+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
123|           | f_builtins        | builtins namespace seen   |
124|           |                   | by this frame             |
125+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
126|           | f_code            | code object being         |
127|           |                   | executed in this frame    |
128+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
129|           | f_globals         | global namespace seen by  |
130|           |                   | this frame                |
131+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
132|           | f_lasti           | index of last attempted   |
133|           |                   | instruction in bytecode   |
134+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
135|           | f_lineno          | current line number in    |
136|           |                   | Python source code        |
137+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
138|           | f_locals          | local namespace seen by   |
139|           |                   | this frame                |
140+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
141|           | f_trace           | tracing function for this |
142|           |                   | frame, or ``None``        |
143+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
144| code      | co_argcount       | number of arguments (not  |
145|           |                   | including keyword only    |
146|           |                   | arguments, \* or \*\*     |
147|           |                   | args)                     |
148+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
149|           | co_code           | string of raw compiled    |
150|           |                   | bytecode                  |
151+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
152|           | co_cellvars       | tuple of names of cell    |
153|           |                   | variables (referenced by  |
154|           |                   | containing scopes)        |
155+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
156|           | co_consts         | tuple of constants used   |
157|           |                   | in the bytecode           |
158+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
159|           | co_filename       | name of file in which     |
160|           |                   | this code object was      |
161|           |                   | created                   |
162+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
163|           | co_firstlineno    | number of first line in   |
164|           |                   | Python source code        |
165+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
166|           | co_flags          | bitmap of ``CO_*`` flags, |
167|           |                   | read more :ref:`here      |
168|           |                   | <inspect-module-co-flags>`|
169+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
170|           | co_lnotab         | encoded mapping of line   |
171|           |                   | numbers to bytecode       |
172|           |                   | indices                   |
173+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
174|           | co_freevars       | tuple of names of free    |
175|           |                   | variables (referenced via |
176|           |                   | a function's closure)     |
177+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
178|           | co_posonlyargcount| number of positional only |
179|           |                   | arguments                 |
180+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
181|           | co_kwonlyargcount | number of keyword only    |
182|           |                   | arguments (not including  |
183|           |                   | \*\* arg)                 |
184+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
185|           | co_name           | name with which this code |
186|           |                   | object was defined        |
187+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
188|           | co_names          | tuple of names of local   |
189|           |                   | variables                 |
190+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
191|           | co_nlocals        | number of local variables |
192+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
193|           | co_stacksize      | virtual machine stack     |
194|           |                   | space required            |
195+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
196|           | co_varnames       | tuple of names of         |
197|           |                   | arguments and local       |
198|           |                   | variables                 |
199+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
200| generator | __name__          | name                      |
201+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
202|           | __qualname__      | qualified name            |
203+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
204|           | gi_frame          | frame                     |
205+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
206|           | gi_running        | is the generator running? |
207+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
208|           | gi_code           | code                      |
209+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
210|           | gi_yieldfrom      | object being iterated by  |
211|           |                   | ``yield from``, or        |
212|           |                   | ``None``                  |
213+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
214| coroutine | __name__          | name                      |
215+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
216|           | __qualname__      | qualified name            |
217+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
218|           | cr_await          | object being awaited on,  |
219|           |                   | or ``None``               |
220+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
221|           | cr_frame          | frame                     |
222+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
223|           | cr_running        | is the coroutine running? |
224+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
225|           | cr_code           | code                      |
226+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
227|           | cr_origin         | where coroutine was       |
228|           |                   | created, or ``None``. See |
229|           |                   | |coroutine-origin-link|   |
230+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
231| builtin   | __doc__           | documentation string      |
232+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
233|           | __name__          | original name of this     |
234|           |                   | function or method        |
235+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
236|           | __qualname__      | qualified name            |
237+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
238|           | __self__          | instance to which a       |
239|           |                   | method is bound, or       |
240|           |                   | ``None``                  |
241+-----------+-------------------+---------------------------+
242
243.. versionchanged:: 3.5
244
245   Add ``__qualname__`` and ``gi_yieldfrom`` attributes to generators.
246
247   The ``__name__`` attribute of generators is now set from the function
248   name, instead of the code name, and it can now be modified.
249
250.. versionchanged:: 3.7
251
252   Add ``cr_origin`` attribute to coroutines.
253
254.. function:: getmembers(object[, predicate])
255
256   Return all the members of an object in a list of ``(name, value)``
257   pairs sorted by name. If the optional *predicate* argument—which will be
258   called with the ``value`` object of each member—is supplied, only members
259   for which the predicate returns a true value are included.
260
261   .. note::
262
263      :func:`getmembers` will only return class attributes defined in the
264      metaclass when the argument is a class and those attributes have been
265      listed in the metaclass' custom :meth:`__dir__`.
266
267
268.. function:: getmodulename(path)
269
270   Return the name of the module named by the file *path*, without including the
271   names of enclosing packages. The file extension is checked against all of
272   the entries in :func:`importlib.machinery.all_suffixes`. If it matches,
273   the final path component is returned with the extension removed.
274   Otherwise, ``None`` is returned.
275
276   Note that this function *only* returns a meaningful name for actual
277   Python modules - paths that potentially refer to Python packages will
278   still return ``None``.
279
280   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
281      The function is based directly on :mod:`importlib`.
282
283
284.. function:: ismodule(object)
285
286   Return ``True`` if the object is a module.
287
288
289.. function:: isclass(object)
290
291   Return ``True`` if the object is a class, whether built-in or created in Python
292   code.
293
294
295.. function:: ismethod(object)
296
297   Return ``True`` if the object is a bound method written in Python.
298
299
300.. function:: isfunction(object)
301
302   Return ``True`` if the object is a Python function, which includes functions
303   created by a :term:`lambda` expression.
304
305
306.. function:: isgeneratorfunction(object)
307
308   Return ``True`` if the object is a Python generator function.
309
310   .. versionchanged:: 3.8
311      Functions wrapped in :func:`functools.partial` now return ``True`` if the
312      wrapped function is a Python generator function.
313
314
315.. function:: isgenerator(object)
316
317   Return ``True`` if the object is a generator.
318
319
320.. function:: iscoroutinefunction(object)
321
322   Return ``True`` if the object is a :term:`coroutine function`
323   (a function defined with an :keyword:`async def` syntax).
324
325   .. versionadded:: 3.5
326
327   .. versionchanged:: 3.8
328      Functions wrapped in :func:`functools.partial` now return ``True`` if the
329      wrapped function is a :term:`coroutine function`.
330
331
332.. function:: iscoroutine(object)
333
334   Return ``True`` if the object is a :term:`coroutine` created by an
335   :keyword:`async def` function.
336
337   .. versionadded:: 3.5
338
339
340.. function:: isawaitable(object)
341
342   Return ``True`` if the object can be used in :keyword:`await` expression.
343
344   Can also be used to distinguish generator-based coroutines from regular
345   generators::
346
347      def gen():
348          yield
349      @types.coroutine
350      def gen_coro():
351          yield
352
353      assert not isawaitable(gen())
354      assert isawaitable(gen_coro())
355
356   .. versionadded:: 3.5
357
358
359.. function:: isasyncgenfunction(object)
360
361   Return ``True`` if the object is an :term:`asynchronous generator` function,
362   for example::
363
364    >>> async def agen():
365    ...     yield 1
366    ...
367    >>> inspect.isasyncgenfunction(agen)
368    True
369
370   .. versionadded:: 3.6
371
372   .. versionchanged:: 3.8
373      Functions wrapped in :func:`functools.partial` now return ``True`` if the
374      wrapped function is a :term:`asynchronous generator` function.
375
376
377.. function:: isasyncgen(object)
378
379   Return ``True`` if the object is an :term:`asynchronous generator iterator`
380   created by an :term:`asynchronous generator` function.
381
382   .. versionadded:: 3.6
383
384.. function:: istraceback(object)
385
386   Return ``True`` if the object is a traceback.
387
388
389.. function:: isframe(object)
390
391   Return ``True`` if the object is a frame.
392
393
394.. function:: iscode(object)
395
396   Return ``True`` if the object is a code.
397
398
399.. function:: isbuiltin(object)
400
401   Return ``True`` if the object is a built-in function or a bound built-in method.
402
403
404.. function:: isroutine(object)
405
406   Return ``True`` if the object is a user-defined or built-in function or method.
407
408
409.. function:: isabstract(object)
410
411   Return ``True`` if the object is an abstract base class.
412
413
414.. function:: ismethoddescriptor(object)
415
416   Return ``True`` if the object is a method descriptor, but not if
417   :func:`ismethod`, :func:`isclass`, :func:`isfunction` or :func:`isbuiltin`
418   are true.
419
420   This, for example, is true of ``int.__add__``.  An object passing this test
421   has a :meth:`~object.__get__` method but not a :meth:`~object.__set__`
422   method, but beyond that the set of attributes varies.  A
423   :attr:`~definition.__name__` attribute is usually
424   sensible, and :attr:`__doc__` often is.
425
426   Methods implemented via descriptors that also pass one of the other tests
427   return ``False`` from the :func:`ismethoddescriptor` test, simply because the
428   other tests promise more -- you can, e.g., count on having the
429   :attr:`__func__` attribute (etc) when an object passes :func:`ismethod`.
430
431
432.. function:: isdatadescriptor(object)
433
434   Return ``True`` if the object is a data descriptor.
435
436   Data descriptors have a :attr:`~object.__set__` or a :attr:`~object.__delete__` method.
437   Examples are properties (defined in Python), getsets, and members.  The
438   latter two are defined in C and there are more specific tests available for
439   those types, which is robust across Python implementations.  Typically, data
440   descriptors will also have :attr:`~definition.__name__` and :attr:`__doc__` attributes
441   (properties, getsets, and members have both of these attributes), but this is
442   not guaranteed.
443
444
445.. function:: isgetsetdescriptor(object)
446
447   Return ``True`` if the object is a getset descriptor.
448
449   .. impl-detail::
450
451      getsets are attributes defined in extension modules via
452      :c:type:`PyGetSetDef` structures.  For Python implementations without such
453      types, this method will always return ``False``.
454
455
456.. function:: ismemberdescriptor(object)
457
458   Return ``True`` if the object is a member descriptor.
459
460   .. impl-detail::
461
462      Member descriptors are attributes defined in extension modules via
463      :c:type:`PyMemberDef` structures.  For Python implementations without such
464      types, this method will always return ``False``.
465
466
467.. _inspect-source:
468
469Retrieving source code
470----------------------
471
472.. function:: getdoc(object)
473
474   Get the documentation string for an object, cleaned up with :func:`cleandoc`.
475   If the documentation string for an object is not provided and the object is
476   a class, a method, a property or a descriptor, retrieve the documentation
477   string from the inheritance hierarchy.
478
479   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
480      Documentation strings are now inherited if not overridden.
481
482
483.. function:: getcomments(object)
484
485   Return in a single string any lines of comments immediately preceding the
486   object's source code (for a class, function, or method), or at the top of the
487   Python source file (if the object is a module).  If the object's source code
488   is unavailable, return ``None``.  This could happen if the object has been
489   defined in C or the interactive shell.
490
491
492.. function:: getfile(object)
493
494   Return the name of the (text or binary) file in which an object was defined.
495   This will fail with a :exc:`TypeError` if the object is a built-in module,
496   class, or function.
497
498
499.. function:: getmodule(object)
500
501   Try to guess which module an object was defined in.
502
503
504.. function:: getsourcefile(object)
505
506   Return the name of the Python source file in which an object was defined.  This
507   will fail with a :exc:`TypeError` if the object is a built-in module, class, or
508   function.
509
510
511.. function:: getsourcelines(object)
512
513   Return a list of source lines and starting line number for an object. The
514   argument may be a module, class, method, function, traceback, frame, or code
515   object.  The source code is returned as a list of the lines corresponding to the
516   object and the line number indicates where in the original source file the first
517   line of code was found.  An :exc:`OSError` is raised if the source code cannot
518   be retrieved.
519
520   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
521      :exc:`OSError` is raised instead of :exc:`IOError`, now an alias of the
522      former.
523
524
525.. function:: getsource(object)
526
527   Return the text of the source code for an object. The argument may be a module,
528   class, method, function, traceback, frame, or code object.  The source code is
529   returned as a single string.  An :exc:`OSError` is raised if the source code
530   cannot be retrieved.
531
532   .. versionchanged:: 3.3
533      :exc:`OSError` is raised instead of :exc:`IOError`, now an alias of the
534      former.
535
536
537.. function:: cleandoc(doc)
538
539   Clean up indentation from docstrings that are indented to line up with blocks
540   of code.
541
542   All leading whitespace is removed from the first line.  Any leading whitespace
543   that can be uniformly removed from the second line onwards is removed.  Empty
544   lines at the beginning and end are subsequently removed.  Also, all tabs are
545   expanded to spaces.
546
547
548.. _inspect-signature-object:
549
550Introspecting callables with the Signature object
551-------------------------------------------------
552
553.. versionadded:: 3.3
554
555The Signature object represents the call signature of a callable object and its
556return annotation.  To retrieve a Signature object, use the :func:`signature`
557function.
558
559.. function:: signature(callable, *, follow_wrapped=True)
560
561   Return a :class:`Signature` object for the given ``callable``::
562
563      >>> from inspect import signature
564      >>> def foo(a, *, b:int, **kwargs):
565      ...     pass
566
567      >>> sig = signature(foo)
568
569      >>> str(sig)
570      '(a, *, b:int, **kwargs)'
571
572      >>> str(sig.parameters['b'])
573      'b:int'
574
575      >>> sig.parameters['b'].annotation
576      <class 'int'>
577
578   Accepts a wide range of Python callables, from plain functions and classes to
579   :func:`functools.partial` objects.
580
581   Raises :exc:`ValueError` if no signature can be provided, and
582   :exc:`TypeError` if that type of object is not supported.
583
584   A slash(/) in the signature of a function denotes that the parameters prior
585   to it are positional-only. For more info, see
586   :ref:`the FAQ entry on positional-only parameters <faq-positional-only-arguments>`.
587
588   .. versionadded:: 3.5
589      ``follow_wrapped`` parameter. Pass ``False`` to get a signature of
590      ``callable`` specifically (``callable.__wrapped__`` will not be used to
591      unwrap decorated callables.)
592
593   .. note::
594
595      Some callables may not be introspectable in certain implementations of
596      Python.  For example, in CPython, some built-in functions defined in
597      C provide no metadata about their arguments.
598
599
600.. class:: Signature(parameters=None, *, return_annotation=Signature.empty)
601
602   A Signature object represents the call signature of a function and its return
603   annotation.  For each parameter accepted by the function it stores a
604   :class:`Parameter` object in its :attr:`parameters` collection.
605
606   The optional *parameters* argument is a sequence of :class:`Parameter`
607   objects, which is validated to check that there are no parameters with
608   duplicate names, and that the parameters are in the right order, i.e.
609   positional-only first, then positional-or-keyword, and that parameters with
610   defaults follow parameters without defaults.
611
612   The optional *return_annotation* argument, can be an arbitrary Python object,
613   is the "return" annotation of the callable.
614
615   Signature objects are *immutable*.  Use :meth:`Signature.replace` to make a
616   modified copy.
617
618   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
619      Signature objects are picklable and hashable.
620
621   .. attribute:: Signature.empty
622
623      A special class-level marker to specify absence of a return annotation.
624
625   .. attribute:: Signature.parameters
626
627      An ordered mapping of parameters' names to the corresponding
628      :class:`Parameter` objects.  Parameters appear in strict definition
629      order, including keyword-only parameters.
630
631      .. versionchanged:: 3.7
632         Python only explicitly guaranteed that it preserved the declaration
633         order of keyword-only parameters as of version 3.7, although in practice
634         this order had always been preserved in Python 3.
635
636   .. attribute:: Signature.return_annotation
637
638      The "return" annotation for the callable.  If the callable has no "return"
639      annotation, this attribute is set to :attr:`Signature.empty`.
640
641   .. method:: Signature.bind(*args, **kwargs)
642
643      Create a mapping from positional and keyword arguments to parameters.
644      Returns :class:`BoundArguments` if ``*args`` and ``**kwargs`` match the
645      signature, or raises a :exc:`TypeError`.
646
647   .. method:: Signature.bind_partial(*args, **kwargs)
648
649      Works the same way as :meth:`Signature.bind`, but allows the omission of
650      some required arguments (mimics :func:`functools.partial` behavior.)
651      Returns :class:`BoundArguments`, or raises a :exc:`TypeError` if the
652      passed arguments do not match the signature.
653
654   .. method:: Signature.replace(*[, parameters][, return_annotation])
655
656      Create a new Signature instance based on the instance replace was invoked
657      on.  It is possible to pass different ``parameters`` and/or
658      ``return_annotation`` to override the corresponding properties of the base
659      signature.  To remove return_annotation from the copied Signature, pass in
660      :attr:`Signature.empty`.
661
662      ::
663
664         >>> def test(a, b):
665         ...     pass
666         >>> sig = signature(test)
667         >>> new_sig = sig.replace(return_annotation="new return anno")
668         >>> str(new_sig)
669         "(a, b) -> 'new return anno'"
670
671   .. classmethod:: Signature.from_callable(obj, *, follow_wrapped=True)
672
673       Return a :class:`Signature` (or its subclass) object for a given callable
674       ``obj``.  Pass ``follow_wrapped=False`` to get a signature of ``obj``
675       without unwrapping its ``__wrapped__`` chain.
676
677       This method simplifies subclassing of :class:`Signature`::
678
679         class MySignature(Signature):
680             pass
681         sig = MySignature.from_callable(min)
682         assert isinstance(sig, MySignature)
683
684       .. versionadded:: 3.5
685
686
687.. class:: Parameter(name, kind, *, default=Parameter.empty, annotation=Parameter.empty)
688
689   Parameter objects are *immutable*.  Instead of modifying a Parameter object,
690   you can use :meth:`Parameter.replace` to create a modified copy.
691
692   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
693      Parameter objects are picklable and hashable.
694
695   .. attribute:: Parameter.empty
696
697      A special class-level marker to specify absence of default values and
698      annotations.
699
700   .. attribute:: Parameter.name
701
702      The name of the parameter as a string.  The name must be a valid
703      Python identifier.
704
705      .. impl-detail::
706
707         CPython generates implicit parameter names of the form ``.0`` on the
708         code objects used to implement comprehensions and generator
709         expressions.
710
711         .. versionchanged:: 3.6
712            These parameter names are exposed by this module as names like
713            ``implicit0``.
714
715   .. attribute:: Parameter.default
716
717      The default value for the parameter.  If the parameter has no default
718      value, this attribute is set to :attr:`Parameter.empty`.
719
720   .. attribute:: Parameter.annotation
721
722      The annotation for the parameter.  If the parameter has no annotation,
723      this attribute is set to :attr:`Parameter.empty`.
724
725   .. attribute:: Parameter.kind
726
727      Describes how argument values are bound to the parameter.  Possible values
728      (accessible via :class:`Parameter`, like ``Parameter.KEYWORD_ONLY``):
729
730      .. tabularcolumns:: |l|L|
731
732      +------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
733      |    Name                | Meaning                                      |
734      +========================+==============================================+
735      | *POSITIONAL_ONLY*      | Value must be supplied as a positional       |
736      |                        | argument. Positional only parameters are     |
737      |                        | those which appear before a ``/`` entry (if  |
738      |                        | present) in a Python function definition.    |
739      +------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
740      | *POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD*| Value may be supplied as either a keyword or |
741      |                        | positional argument (this is the standard    |
742      |                        | binding behaviour for functions implemented  |
743      |                        | in Python.)                                  |
744      +------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
745      | *VAR_POSITIONAL*       | A tuple of positional arguments that aren't  |
746      |                        | bound to any other parameter. This           |
747      |                        | corresponds to a ``*args`` parameter in a    |
748      |                        | Python function definition.                  |
749      +------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
750      | *KEYWORD_ONLY*         | Value must be supplied as a keyword argument.|
751      |                        | Keyword only parameters are those which      |
752      |                        | appear after a ``*`` or ``*args`` entry in a |
753      |                        | Python function definition.                  |
754      +------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
755      | *VAR_KEYWORD*          | A dict of keyword arguments that aren't bound|
756      |                        | to any other parameter. This corresponds to a|
757      |                        | ``**kwargs`` parameter in a Python function  |
758      |                        | definition.                                  |
759      +------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
760
761      Example: print all keyword-only arguments without default values::
762
763         >>> def foo(a, b, *, c, d=10):
764         ...     pass
765
766         >>> sig = signature(foo)
767         >>> for param in sig.parameters.values():
768         ...     if (param.kind == param.KEYWORD_ONLY and
769         ...                        param.default is param.empty):
770         ...         print('Parameter:', param)
771         Parameter: c
772
773   .. attribute:: Parameter.kind.description
774
775      Describes a enum value of Parameter.kind.
776
777      .. versionadded:: 3.8
778
779      Example: print all descriptions of arguments::
780
781         >>> def foo(a, b, *, c, d=10):
782         ...     pass
783
784         >>> sig = signature(foo)
785         >>> for param in sig.parameters.values():
786         ...     print(param.kind.description)
787         positional or keyword
788         positional or keyword
789         keyword-only
790         keyword-only
791
792   .. method:: Parameter.replace(*[, name][, kind][, default][, annotation])
793
794      Create a new Parameter instance based on the instance replaced was invoked
795      on.  To override a :class:`Parameter` attribute, pass the corresponding
796      argument.  To remove a default value or/and an annotation from a
797      Parameter, pass :attr:`Parameter.empty`.
798
799      ::
800
801         >>> from inspect import Parameter
802         >>> param = Parameter('foo', Parameter.KEYWORD_ONLY, default=42)
803         >>> str(param)
804         'foo=42'
805
806         >>> str(param.replace()) # Will create a shallow copy of 'param'
807         'foo=42'
808
809         >>> str(param.replace(default=Parameter.empty, annotation='spam'))
810         "foo:'spam'"
811
812    .. versionchanged:: 3.4
813        In Python 3.3 Parameter objects were allowed to have ``name`` set
814        to ``None`` if their ``kind`` was set to ``POSITIONAL_ONLY``.
815        This is no longer permitted.
816
817.. class:: BoundArguments
818
819   Result of a :meth:`Signature.bind` or :meth:`Signature.bind_partial` call.
820   Holds the mapping of arguments to the function's parameters.
821
822   .. attribute:: BoundArguments.arguments
823
824      A mutable mapping of parameters' names to arguments' values.
825      Contains only explicitly bound arguments.  Changes in :attr:`arguments`
826      will reflect in :attr:`args` and :attr:`kwargs`.
827
828      Should be used in conjunction with :attr:`Signature.parameters` for any
829      argument processing purposes.
830
831      .. note::
832
833         Arguments for which :meth:`Signature.bind` or
834         :meth:`Signature.bind_partial` relied on a default value are skipped.
835         However, if needed, use :meth:`BoundArguments.apply_defaults` to add
836         them.
837
838      .. versionchanged:: 3.9
839         :attr:`arguments` is now of type :class:`dict`. Formerly, it was of
840         type :class:`collections.OrderedDict`.
841
842   .. attribute:: BoundArguments.args
843
844      A tuple of positional arguments values.  Dynamically computed from the
845      :attr:`arguments` attribute.
846
847   .. attribute:: BoundArguments.kwargs
848
849      A dict of keyword arguments values.  Dynamically computed from the
850      :attr:`arguments` attribute.
851
852   .. attribute:: BoundArguments.signature
853
854      A reference to the parent :class:`Signature` object.
855
856   .. method:: BoundArguments.apply_defaults()
857
858      Set default values for missing arguments.
859
860      For variable-positional arguments (``*args``) the default is an
861      empty tuple.
862
863      For variable-keyword arguments (``**kwargs``) the default is an
864      empty dict.
865
866      ::
867
868        >>> def foo(a, b='ham', *args): pass
869        >>> ba = inspect.signature(foo).bind('spam')
870        >>> ba.apply_defaults()
871        >>> ba.arguments
872        {'a': 'spam', 'b': 'ham', 'args': ()}
873
874      .. versionadded:: 3.5
875
876   The :attr:`args` and :attr:`kwargs` properties can be used to invoke
877   functions::
878
879      def test(a, *, b):
880          ...
881
882      sig = signature(test)
883      ba = sig.bind(10, b=20)
884      test(*ba.args, **ba.kwargs)
885
886
887.. seealso::
888
889   :pep:`362` - Function Signature Object.
890      The detailed specification, implementation details and examples.
891
892
893.. _inspect-classes-functions:
894
895Classes and functions
896---------------------
897
898.. function:: getclasstree(classes, unique=False)
899
900   Arrange the given list of classes into a hierarchy of nested lists. Where a
901   nested list appears, it contains classes derived from the class whose entry
902   immediately precedes the list.  Each entry is a 2-tuple containing a class and a
903   tuple of its base classes.  If the *unique* argument is true, exactly one entry
904   appears in the returned structure for each class in the given list.  Otherwise,
905   classes using multiple inheritance and their descendants will appear multiple
906   times.
907
908
909.. function:: getargspec(func)
910
911   Get the names and default values of a Python function's parameters. A
912   :term:`named tuple` ``ArgSpec(args, varargs, keywords, defaults)`` is
913   returned. *args* is a list of the parameter names. *varargs* and *keywords*
914   are the names of the ``*`` and ``**`` parameters or ``None``. *defaults* is a
915   tuple of default argument values or ``None`` if there are no default
916   arguments; if this tuple has *n* elements, they correspond to the last
917   *n* elements listed in *args*.
918
919   .. deprecated:: 3.0
920      Use :func:`getfullargspec` for an updated API that is usually a drop-in
921      replacement, but also correctly handles function annotations and
922      keyword-only parameters.
923
924      Alternatively, use :func:`signature` and
925      :ref:`Signature Object <inspect-signature-object>`, which provide a
926      more structured introspection API for callables.
927
928
929.. function:: getfullargspec(func)
930
931   Get the names and default values of a Python function's parameters.  A
932   :term:`named tuple` is returned:
933
934   ``FullArgSpec(args, varargs, varkw, defaults, kwonlyargs, kwonlydefaults,
935   annotations)``
936
937   *args* is a list of the positional parameter names.
938   *varargs* is the name of the ``*`` parameter or ``None`` if arbitrary
939   positional arguments are not accepted.
940   *varkw* is the name of the ``**`` parameter or ``None`` if arbitrary
941   keyword arguments are not accepted.
942   *defaults* is an *n*-tuple of default argument values corresponding to the
943   last *n* positional parameters, or ``None`` if there are no such defaults
944   defined.
945   *kwonlyargs* is a list of keyword-only parameter names in declaration order.
946   *kwonlydefaults* is a dictionary mapping parameter names from *kwonlyargs*
947   to the default values used if no argument is supplied.
948   *annotations* is a dictionary mapping parameter names to annotations.
949   The special key ``"return"`` is used to report the function return value
950   annotation (if any).
951
952   Note that :func:`signature` and
953   :ref:`Signature Object <inspect-signature-object>` provide the recommended
954   API for callable introspection, and support additional behaviours (like
955   positional-only arguments) that are sometimes encountered in extension module
956   APIs. This function is retained primarily for use in code that needs to
957   maintain compatibility with the Python 2 ``inspect`` module API.
958
959   .. versionchanged:: 3.4
960      This function is now based on :func:`signature`, but still ignores
961      ``__wrapped__`` attributes and includes the already bound first
962      parameter in the signature output for bound methods.
963
964   .. versionchanged:: 3.6
965      This method was previously documented as deprecated in favour of
966      :func:`signature` in Python 3.5, but that decision has been reversed
967      in order to restore a clearly supported standard interface for
968      single-source Python 2/3 code migrating away from the legacy
969      :func:`getargspec` API.
970
971   .. versionchanged:: 3.7
972      Python only explicitly guaranteed that it preserved the declaration
973      order of keyword-only parameters as of version 3.7, although in practice
974      this order had always been preserved in Python 3.
975
976
977.. function:: getargvalues(frame)
978
979   Get information about arguments passed into a particular frame.  A
980   :term:`named tuple` ``ArgInfo(args, varargs, keywords, locals)`` is
981   returned. *args* is a list of the argument names.  *varargs* and *keywords*
982   are the names of the ``*`` and ``**`` arguments or ``None``.  *locals* is the
983   locals dictionary of the given frame.
984
985   .. note::
986      This function was inadvertently marked as deprecated in Python 3.5.
987
988
989.. function:: formatargspec(args[, varargs, varkw, defaults, kwonlyargs, kwonlydefaults, annotations[, formatarg, formatvarargs, formatvarkw, formatvalue, formatreturns, formatannotations]])
990
991   Format a pretty argument spec from the values returned by
992   :func:`getfullargspec`.
993
994   The first seven arguments are (``args``, ``varargs``, ``varkw``,
995   ``defaults``, ``kwonlyargs``, ``kwonlydefaults``, ``annotations``).
996
997   The other six arguments are functions that are called to turn argument names,
998   ``*`` argument name, ``**`` argument name, default values, return annotation
999   and individual annotations into strings, respectively.
1000
1001   For example:
1002
1003   >>> from inspect import formatargspec, getfullargspec
1004   >>> def f(a: int, b: float):
1005   ...     pass
1006   ...
1007   >>> formatargspec(*getfullargspec(f))
1008   '(a: int, b: float)'
1009
1010   .. deprecated:: 3.5
1011      Use :func:`signature` and
1012      :ref:`Signature Object <inspect-signature-object>`, which provide a
1013      better introspecting API for callables.
1014
1015
1016.. function:: formatargvalues(args[, varargs, varkw, locals, formatarg, formatvarargs, formatvarkw, formatvalue])
1017
1018   Format a pretty argument spec from the four values returned by
1019   :func:`getargvalues`.  The format\* arguments are the corresponding optional
1020   formatting functions that are called to turn names and values into strings.
1021
1022   .. note::
1023      This function was inadvertently marked as deprecated in Python 3.5.
1024
1025
1026.. function:: getmro(cls)
1027
1028   Return a tuple of class cls's base classes, including cls, in method resolution
1029   order.  No class appears more than once in this tuple. Note that the method
1030   resolution order depends on cls's type.  Unless a very peculiar user-defined
1031   metatype is in use, cls will be the first element of the tuple.
1032
1033
1034.. function:: getcallargs(func, /, *args, **kwds)
1035
1036   Bind the *args* and *kwds* to the argument names of the Python function or
1037   method *func*, as if it was called with them. For bound methods, bind also the
1038   first argument (typically named ``self``) to the associated instance. A dict
1039   is returned, mapping the argument names (including the names of the ``*`` and
1040   ``**`` arguments, if any) to their values from *args* and *kwds*. In case of
1041   invoking *func* incorrectly, i.e. whenever ``func(*args, **kwds)`` would raise
1042   an exception because of incompatible signature, an exception of the same type
1043   and the same or similar message is raised. For example::
1044
1045    >>> from inspect import getcallargs
1046    >>> def f(a, b=1, *pos, **named):
1047    ...     pass
1048    >>> getcallargs(f, 1, 2, 3) == {'a': 1, 'named': {}, 'b': 2, 'pos': (3,)}
1049    True
1050    >>> getcallargs(f, a=2, x=4) == {'a': 2, 'named': {'x': 4}, 'b': 1, 'pos': ()}
1051    True
1052    >>> getcallargs(f)
1053    Traceback (most recent call last):
1054    ...
1055    TypeError: f() missing 1 required positional argument: 'a'
1056
1057   .. versionadded:: 3.2
1058
1059   .. deprecated:: 3.5
1060      Use :meth:`Signature.bind` and :meth:`Signature.bind_partial` instead.
1061
1062
1063.. function:: getclosurevars(func)
1064
1065   Get the mapping of external name references in a Python function or
1066   method *func* to their current values. A
1067   :term:`named tuple` ``ClosureVars(nonlocals, globals, builtins, unbound)``
1068   is returned. *nonlocals* maps referenced names to lexical closure
1069   variables, *globals* to the function's module globals and *builtins* to
1070   the builtins visible from the function body. *unbound* is the set of names
1071   referenced in the function that could not be resolved at all given the
1072   current module globals and builtins.
1073
1074   :exc:`TypeError` is raised if *func* is not a Python function or method.
1075
1076   .. versionadded:: 3.3
1077
1078
1079.. function:: unwrap(func, *, stop=None)
1080
1081   Get the object wrapped by *func*. It follows the chain of :attr:`__wrapped__`
1082   attributes returning the last object in the chain.
1083
1084   *stop* is an optional callback accepting an object in the wrapper chain
1085   as its sole argument that allows the unwrapping to be terminated early if
1086   the callback returns a true value. If the callback never returns a true
1087   value, the last object in the chain is returned as usual. For example,
1088   :func:`signature` uses this to stop unwrapping if any object in the
1089   chain has a ``__signature__`` attribute defined.
1090
1091   :exc:`ValueError` is raised if a cycle is encountered.
1092
1093   .. versionadded:: 3.4
1094
1095
1096.. _inspect-stack:
1097
1098The interpreter stack
1099---------------------
1100
1101When the following functions return "frame records," each record is a
1102:term:`named tuple`
1103``FrameInfo(frame, filename, lineno, function, code_context, index)``.
1104The tuple contains the frame object, the filename, the line number of the
1105current line,
1106the function name, a list of lines of context from the source code, and the
1107index of the current line within that list.
1108
1109.. versionchanged:: 3.5
1110   Return a named tuple instead of a tuple.
1111
1112.. note::
1113
1114   Keeping references to frame objects, as found in the first element of the frame
1115   records these functions return, can cause your program to create reference
1116   cycles.  Once a reference cycle has been created, the lifespan of all objects
1117   which can be accessed from the objects which form the cycle can become much
1118   longer even if Python's optional cycle detector is enabled.  If such cycles must
1119   be created, it is important to ensure they are explicitly broken to avoid the
1120   delayed destruction of objects and increased memory consumption which occurs.
1121
1122   Though the cycle detector will catch these, destruction of the frames (and local
1123   variables) can be made deterministic by removing the cycle in a
1124   :keyword:`finally` clause.  This is also important if the cycle detector was
1125   disabled when Python was compiled or using :func:`gc.disable`.  For example::
1126
1127      def handle_stackframe_without_leak():
1128          frame = inspect.currentframe()
1129          try:
1130              # do something with the frame
1131          finally:
1132              del frame
1133
1134   If you want to keep the frame around (for example to print a traceback
1135   later), you can also break reference cycles by using the
1136   :meth:`frame.clear` method.
1137
1138The optional *context* argument supported by most of these functions specifies
1139the number of lines of context to return, which are centered around the current
1140line.
1141
1142
1143.. function:: getframeinfo(frame, context=1)
1144
1145   Get information about a frame or traceback object.  A :term:`named tuple`
1146   ``Traceback(filename, lineno, function, code_context, index)`` is returned.
1147
1148
1149.. function:: getouterframes(frame, context=1)
1150
1151   Get a list of frame records for a frame and all outer frames.  These frames
1152   represent the calls that lead to the creation of *frame*. The first entry in the
1153   returned list represents *frame*; the last entry represents the outermost call
1154   on *frame*'s stack.
1155
1156   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
1157      A list of :term:`named tuples <named tuple>`
1158      ``FrameInfo(frame, filename, lineno, function, code_context, index)``
1159      is returned.
1160
1161
1162.. function:: getinnerframes(traceback, context=1)
1163
1164   Get a list of frame records for a traceback's frame and all inner frames.  These
1165   frames represent calls made as a consequence of *frame*.  The first entry in the
1166   list represents *traceback*; the last entry represents where the exception was
1167   raised.
1168
1169   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
1170      A list of :term:`named tuples <named tuple>`
1171      ``FrameInfo(frame, filename, lineno, function, code_context, index)``
1172      is returned.
1173
1174
1175.. function:: currentframe()
1176
1177   Return the frame object for the caller's stack frame.
1178
1179   .. impl-detail::
1180
1181      This function relies on Python stack frame support in the interpreter,
1182      which isn't guaranteed to exist in all implementations of Python.  If
1183      running in an implementation without Python stack frame support this
1184      function returns ``None``.
1185
1186
1187.. function:: stack(context=1)
1188
1189   Return a list of frame records for the caller's stack.  The first entry in the
1190   returned list represents the caller; the last entry represents the outermost
1191   call on the stack.
1192
1193   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
1194      A list of :term:`named tuples <named tuple>`
1195      ``FrameInfo(frame, filename, lineno, function, code_context, index)``
1196      is returned.
1197
1198
1199.. function:: trace(context=1)
1200
1201   Return a list of frame records for the stack between the current frame and the
1202   frame in which an exception currently being handled was raised in.  The first
1203   entry in the list represents the caller; the last entry represents where the
1204   exception was raised.
1205
1206   .. versionchanged:: 3.5
1207      A list of :term:`named tuples <named tuple>`
1208      ``FrameInfo(frame, filename, lineno, function, code_context, index)``
1209      is returned.
1210
1211
1212Fetching attributes statically
1213------------------------------
1214
1215Both :func:`getattr` and :func:`hasattr` can trigger code execution when
1216fetching or checking for the existence of attributes. Descriptors, like
1217properties, will be invoked and :meth:`__getattr__` and :meth:`__getattribute__`
1218may be called.
1219
1220For cases where you want passive introspection, like documentation tools, this
1221can be inconvenient. :func:`getattr_static` has the same signature as :func:`getattr`
1222but avoids executing code when it fetches attributes.
1223
1224.. function:: getattr_static(obj, attr, default=None)
1225
1226   Retrieve attributes without triggering dynamic lookup via the
1227   descriptor protocol, :meth:`__getattr__` or :meth:`__getattribute__`.
1228
1229   Note: this function may not be able to retrieve all attributes
1230   that getattr can fetch (like dynamically created attributes)
1231   and may find attributes that getattr can't (like descriptors
1232   that raise AttributeError). It can also return descriptors objects
1233   instead of instance members.
1234
1235   If the instance :attr:`~object.__dict__` is shadowed by another member (for
1236   example a property) then this function will be unable to find instance
1237   members.
1238
1239   .. versionadded:: 3.2
1240
1241:func:`getattr_static` does not resolve descriptors, for example slot descriptors or
1242getset descriptors on objects implemented in C. The descriptor object
1243is returned instead of the underlying attribute.
1244
1245You can handle these with code like the following. Note that
1246for arbitrary getset descriptors invoking these may trigger
1247code execution::
1248
1249   # example code for resolving the builtin descriptor types
1250   class _foo:
1251       __slots__ = ['foo']
1252
1253   slot_descriptor = type(_foo.foo)
1254   getset_descriptor = type(type(open(__file__)).name)
1255   wrapper_descriptor = type(str.__dict__['__add__'])
1256   descriptor_types = (slot_descriptor, getset_descriptor, wrapper_descriptor)
1257
1258   result = getattr_static(some_object, 'foo')
1259   if type(result) in descriptor_types:
1260       try:
1261           result = result.__get__()
1262       except AttributeError:
1263           # descriptors can raise AttributeError to
1264           # indicate there is no underlying value
1265           # in which case the descriptor itself will
1266           # have to do
1267           pass
1268
1269
1270Current State of Generators and Coroutines
1271------------------------------------------
1272
1273When implementing coroutine schedulers and for other advanced uses of
1274generators, it is useful to determine whether a generator is currently
1275executing, is waiting to start or resume or execution, or has already
1276terminated. :func:`getgeneratorstate` allows the current state of a
1277generator to be determined easily.
1278
1279.. function:: getgeneratorstate(generator)
1280
1281   Get current state of a generator-iterator.
1282
1283   Possible states are:
1284    * GEN_CREATED: Waiting to start execution.
1285    * GEN_RUNNING: Currently being executed by the interpreter.
1286    * GEN_SUSPENDED: Currently suspended at a yield expression.
1287    * GEN_CLOSED: Execution has completed.
1288
1289   .. versionadded:: 3.2
1290
1291.. function:: getcoroutinestate(coroutine)
1292
1293   Get current state of a coroutine object.  The function is intended to be
1294   used with coroutine objects created by :keyword:`async def` functions, but
1295   will accept any coroutine-like object that has ``cr_running`` and
1296   ``cr_frame`` attributes.
1297
1298   Possible states are:
1299    * CORO_CREATED: Waiting to start execution.
1300    * CORO_RUNNING: Currently being executed by the interpreter.
1301    * CORO_SUSPENDED: Currently suspended at an await expression.
1302    * CORO_CLOSED: Execution has completed.
1303
1304   .. versionadded:: 3.5
1305
1306The current internal state of the generator can also be queried. This is
1307mostly useful for testing purposes, to ensure that internal state is being
1308updated as expected:
1309
1310.. function:: getgeneratorlocals(generator)
1311
1312   Get the mapping of live local variables in *generator* to their current
1313   values.  A dictionary is returned that maps from variable names to values.
1314   This is the equivalent of calling :func:`locals` in the body of the
1315   generator, and all the same caveats apply.
1316
1317   If *generator* is a :term:`generator` with no currently associated frame,
1318   then an empty dictionary is returned.  :exc:`TypeError` is raised if
1319   *generator* is not a Python generator object.
1320
1321   .. impl-detail::
1322
1323      This function relies on the generator exposing a Python stack frame
1324      for introspection, which isn't guaranteed to be the case in all
1325      implementations of Python. In such cases, this function will always
1326      return an empty dictionary.
1327
1328   .. versionadded:: 3.3
1329
1330.. function:: getcoroutinelocals(coroutine)
1331
1332   This function is analogous to :func:`~inspect.getgeneratorlocals`, but
1333   works for coroutine objects created by :keyword:`async def` functions.
1334
1335   .. versionadded:: 3.5
1336
1337
1338.. _inspect-module-co-flags:
1339
1340Code Objects Bit Flags
1341----------------------
1342
1343Python code objects have a ``co_flags`` attribute, which is a bitmap of
1344the following flags:
1345
1346.. data:: CO_OPTIMIZED
1347
1348   The code object is optimized, using fast locals.
1349
1350.. data:: CO_NEWLOCALS
1351
1352   If set, a new dict will be created for the frame's ``f_locals`` when
1353   the code object is executed.
1354
1355.. data:: CO_VARARGS
1356
1357   The code object has a variable positional parameter (``*args``-like).
1358
1359.. data:: CO_VARKEYWORDS
1360
1361   The code object has a variable keyword parameter (``**kwargs``-like).
1362
1363.. data:: CO_NESTED
1364
1365   The flag is set when the code object is a nested function.
1366
1367.. data:: CO_GENERATOR
1368
1369   The flag is set when the code object is a generator function, i.e.
1370   a generator object is returned when the code object is executed.
1371
1372.. data:: CO_NOFREE
1373
1374   The flag is set if there are no free or cell variables.
1375
1376.. data:: CO_COROUTINE
1377
1378   The flag is set when the code object is a coroutine function.
1379   When the code object is executed it returns a coroutine object.
1380   See :pep:`492` for more details.
1381
1382   .. versionadded:: 3.5
1383
1384.. data:: CO_ITERABLE_COROUTINE
1385
1386   The flag is used to transform generators into generator-based
1387   coroutines.  Generator objects with this flag can be used in
1388   ``await`` expression, and can ``yield from`` coroutine objects.
1389   See :pep:`492` for more details.
1390
1391   .. versionadded:: 3.5
1392
1393.. data:: CO_ASYNC_GENERATOR
1394
1395   The flag is set when the code object is an asynchronous generator
1396   function.  When the code object is executed it returns an
1397   asynchronous generator object.  See :pep:`525` for more details.
1398
1399   .. versionadded:: 3.6
1400
1401.. note::
1402   The flags are specific to CPython, and may not be defined in other
1403   Python implementations.  Furthermore, the flags are an implementation
1404   detail, and can be removed or deprecated in future Python releases.
1405   It's recommended to use public APIs from the :mod:`inspect` module
1406   for any introspection needs.
1407
1408
1409.. _inspect-module-cli:
1410
1411Command Line Interface
1412----------------------
1413
1414The :mod:`inspect` module also provides a basic introspection capability
1415from the command line.
1416
1417.. program:: inspect
1418
1419By default, accepts the name of a module and prints the source of that
1420module. A class or function within the module can be printed instead by
1421appended a colon and the qualified name of the target object.
1422
1423.. cmdoption:: --details
1424
1425   Print information about the specified object rather than the source code
1426