[Python-ideas] dir with a glob?

Often when exploring an object with the 'dir' function, particularly in large packages like SciPy, I find that I need to filter the outout. Since a dir reminds me of a dos 'dir' or linux 'ls', a glob feels like the most natural to use. For example, none of these would work:

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dir(sp.fft.i*) # syntax error dir('sp.fft.i*') # returns the attributes a string

I believe a new dir functions is needed, or a change in the behviour of the current version. Of course a 'glob aware dir function' can be implemented by monitoring the call stack (cf. sys._getframe().f_back), but I think the problem is general enough to warrant an official sultion. Sturla