Getting the name of the current class in a class

Asked Jun 30 '20 at 00:36

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Is there a way for me to print the class name itself, not the full info that __class__ gives you? Code:

class MyClass:
    def __init__(self):
        pass
    
    def class_name(self):
        print(f"Current class: [Class name here as an f-string]")

In this case, MyClass().class_name() will print the class name "MyClass".

asked Jun 30 '20 at 00:36

Macintosh Fan

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You mean `self.__class__.__name__`? – Ted Klein Bergman Jun 30 '20 at 00:37
That works! Thank you! – Macintosh Fan Jun 30 '20 at 00:41
Oh yeah, that helps too! Both you and someone else helped! Thank you also! But idk how to close my question, or just leave an answer and I'll approve it. – Macintosh Fan Jun 30 '20 at 00:44
Do you want the name of the class the method is in, or the name of the type of `self`? They might not be the same if you later create a subclass. – Blckknght Jun 30 '20 at 00:44
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@Brad Huh, I'm surprised no one mentioned `type(self).__name__` on that question, since `self.__class__` can be duped. I'll post my own answer I guess. – wjandrea Jun 30 '20 at 00:45
Better duplicate: [Getting the class name of an instance?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/510972/4518341) - this one mentions `type(self).__name__` – wjandrea Jun 30 '20 at 00:52

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