name of the current function ?

[Mark McEahern]

[Solveig Wiesmayr]
> I would like to get the name 'my_name' of the current function to pass it
> to some other (debugging-) function.

You'll be delighted to know that this simple google query:

  http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=current+function+name+python

returns this simple recipe, which seems to answer your question:

  http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/66062

Cheers,

// mark