lineage

direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py

@@ -141,6 +141,33 @@ def printThisCall():
     return 1 # to allow "assert printThisCall()"
 
 
+if __debug__:
+    def lineage(obj, verbose=0, indent=0):
+        """
+        return instance or class name in as a multiline string.
+
+        Usage: print lineage(foo)
+
+        (Based on getClassLineage())
+        """
+        r=""
+        if type(obj) == types.ListType:
+            r+=(" "*indent)+"python list\n"
+        elif type(obj) == types.DictionaryType:
+            r+=(" "*indent)+"python dictionary\n"
+        elif type(obj) == types.ModuleType:
+            r+=(" "*indent)+str(obj)+"\n"
+        elif type(obj) == types.InstanceType:
+            r+=lineage(obj.__class__, verbose, indent)
+        elif type(obj) == types.ClassType:
+            r+=(" "*indent)
+            if verbose:
+                r+=obj.__module__+"."
+            r+=obj.__name__+"\n"
+            for c in obj.__bases__:
+                r+=lineage(c, verbose, indent+2)
+        return r
+
 def tron():
     sys.settrace(trace)
 def trace(frame, event, arg):