Probably a stupid question... name-->method lookup

[Matthew D. Wood]

You could always look up the __dict__ for both the class and the 
instance.  I believe that such a search would always find the method if 
it existed.

Joseph Andrew Knapka wrote:

> I have a method name (string) and a class object. I'd like to
> be able to look up the the named unbound method of the class.
> I know that TheClass.__dict__[<methodname>] will kinda
> work, but it will fail if <methodname> is implemented only in
> a base class of TheClass. I could do the Python method lookup
> dance via __bases__ etc., but I'd be surprised if there weren't
> already a standard function to do it. Sadly, perusal of the
> tutorial, library reference, language reference (briefly),
> and FAQ has thus far been unenlightening. Pointers
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
>