Name

getfile, getsourcefile

Synopsis

getfile(obj)

Returns the name of the file that defined obj, and raises TypeError when unable to determine the file. For example, getfile raises TypeError if obj is built-in. getfile returns the name of a binary or source file. getsourcefile returns the name of a source file, and raises TypeError when it can determine only a binary file, not the corresponding source file.

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