Finding the methods an object has

Given a python object of any kind, is there an easy way to get a list of all methods that this object has? Or, if this is not possible, at least an easy way to check if it has a particular method other than simply checking if an error occurs when the method is called.

From stackoverflow Thomas Lötzer

• It appears you can use this code, replacing 'object' with the object you're interested in:-

  [method for method in dir(object) if callable(getattr(object, method))]
  

  I discovered it at this site, hopefully that should provide some further detail!

  From kronoz

• You can use the built in dir() function to get a list of all the attributes a module has. Try this at the command line to see how it works.

  >>> import moduleName
  >>> dir(moduleName)
  

  Also, you can use the hasattr(module_name, "attr_name") function to find out if a module has a specific attribute.

  See the Guide to Python introspection for more information.

  From Bill the Lizard

• to check if it has a particular method:

  try: hasattr(object,"method")

  From $pageUsers[$post.author].name

• On top of the more direct answers, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention iPython. Hit 'tab' to see the available methods, with autocompletion.

  And once you've found a method, try help(object.method) to see the pydocs, method signature, etc.

  Ahh... REPL.

  From jmanning2k