Inside a function, I can use dir() to get a list of nested functions:
>>> def outer():
... def inner(): pass
... print dir()
...
>>> outer()
['inner']
...but then what? How can I access these functions by name? I see no __dict__ attribute.
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First: Are you sure you want to do this? It's usually not a good idea. That said,
def outer():
def inner(): pass
locals()['inner']()
You can use locals to get a dictionary of local variable values, then look up the value of 'inner' to get the function. Don't try to edit the local variable dict, though; it won't work right.
If you want to access the inner function outside the outer function, you'll need to store it somehow. Local variables don't become function attributes or anything like that; they're discarded when the function exits. You can return the function:
def outer():
def inner(): pass
return inner
nested_func = outer()
nested_func()
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Doradus
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