diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/DirectObject.py b/direct/src/showbase/DirectObject.py
index ac75cc65bb..7b4892eff3 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/DirectObject.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/DirectObject.py
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ class DirectObject:
     def isIgnoring(self, event):
         return messenger.isIgnoring(event, self)
 
-    def printClassTree(self):
-        print ClassTree(self)
+    def classTree(self):
+        return ClassTree(self)