varname_library_quickstart_variable_and_argument_name_retrieval.py

1from varname import varname, argname
2
3# 1. Get the variable name that a function call is assigned to
4def function_to_get_my_name():
5    return varname()
6
7foo = function_to_get_my_name()
8print(f"The variable name is: {foo}") # The variable name is: foo
9
10# 2. Get the names of the arguments passed to a function
11def function_to_get_arg_names(arg1, arg2):
12    arg_names = argname('arg1', 'arg2')
13    return arg_names
14
15a = 1
16b = 2
17names = function_to_get_arg_names(a, b)
18print(f"The argument names are: {names}") # The argument names are: ('a', 'b')