How to print the function name as a string in Python from inside that function

Question

def applejuice(q):
   print THE FUNCTION NAME!

It should result in "applejuice" as a string.

Answer 1

This also works:

import sys

def applejuice(q):
    func_name = sys._getframe().f_code.co_name
    print func_name

Answer 2

def applejuice(**args):
    print "Running the function 'applejuice'"
    pass

or use:

myfunc.__name__

>>> print applejuice.__name__
'applejuice'

Also, see how-to-get-the-function-name-as-string-in-python

Answer 3

import traceback

def applejuice(q):
   stack = traceback.extract_stack()
   (filename, line, procname, text) = stack[-1]
   print procname

I assume this is used for debugging, so you might want to look into the other procedures offered by the traceback module. They'll let you print the entire call stack, exception traces, etc.

Answer 4

Another way

import inspect 
def applejuice(q):
    print inspect.getframeinfo(inspect.currentframe())[2]