Added whatis command (third try -- filesystem was full, rcs lock failed)

diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index 48d0b2719f2b95d388b6237d08cb9a79c3ddea26..b8446aab6c330996c6e8c13de3777a2fb9323a3e 100755 (executable)
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -225,6 +225,30 @@ class Pdb(bdb.Bdb, cmd.Cmd):
                except KeyboardInterrupt:
                        pass
        do_l = do_list
+
+       def do_whatis(self, arg):
+               import codehack
+               try:
+                       value = eval(arg, self.curframe.f_globals, \
+                                       self.curframe.f_locals)
+               except:
+                       print '***', sys.exc_type + ':', `sys.exc_value`
+                       return
+               code = None
+               # Is it a function?
+               try: code = value.func_code
+               except: pass
+               if code:
+                       print 'Function', codehack.getcodename(code)
+                       return
+               # Is it an instance method?
+               try: code = value.im_func.func_code
+               except: pass
+               if code:
+                       print 'Method', codehack.getcodename(code)
+                       return
+               # None of the above...
+               print type(value)
        
        # Print a traceback starting at the top stack frame.
        # The most recently entered frame is printed last;