CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

python get previous method name

import inspect
# functions
def whoami():
    return inspect.stack()[1][3]
def whosdaddy():
    return inspect.stack()[2][3]
def foo():
    print "hello, I'm %s, daddy is %s" % (whoami(), whosdaddy())
    bar()
def bar():
    print "hello, I'm %s, daddy is %s" % (whoami(), whosdaddy())
johny = bar
# call them!
foo()
bar()
johny()