CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

python inspect

import inspect
import pprint

data_str = 'my data'
#returns a list of method/function names for data_str object
data_str_methods = inspect.getmembers(data_str, inspect.isfunction(data_str))
pprint.pprint(data_str_methods)

def hello_world():
  '''returns hello world string'''
  return 'hello world'


# stores hello_world source code
hello_world_source_code = inspect.getsource(hello_world)

print(hello_world_source_code)
# output
# def hello_world():
#  '''returns hello world string'''
#  return 'hello world'

print(inspect.getdoc(print))
# output
# print(value, ..., sep=' ', end='
', file=sys.stdout, flush=False)
#
# Prints the values to a stream, or to sys.stdout by default.
# Optional keyword arguments:
# file:  a file-like object (stream); defaults to the current sys.stdout.
# sep:   string inserted between values, default a space.
# end:   string appended after the last value, default a newline.
# flush: whether to forcibly flush the stream.