Getting a module's code object

[Arnaud Delobelle]

On 25 August 2011 16:07, Peter Otten <__peter__ at web.de> wrote:
> Arnaud Delobelle wrote:
>
>> In Python 3, a function f's code object can be accessed via f.__code__.
>>
>> I'm interested in getting a module's code object,
[...]
>
> Taken from pkgutil.py:
>
> def read_code(stream):
>    # This helper is needed in order for the PEP 302 emulation to
>    # correctly handle compiled files
>    import marshal
>
>    magic = stream.read(4)
>    if magic != imp.get_magic():
>        return None
>
>    stream.read(4) # Skip timestamp
>    return marshal.load(stream)

This works fine, thanks a lot!

> Alternatively you can compile the source yourself:
>
> module = compile(source, filename, "exec")

I don't necessarily have access to the source file.

-- 
Arnaud