reflection - Python: access nested functions by name -

inside function, can use dir() list of nested functions:

>>> def outer(): ...  def inner(): pass ...  print dir() ... >>> outer() ['inner'] 

...but what? how can access these functions name? see no __dict__ attribute.

first: sure want this? it's not idea. said,

def outer():     def inner(): pass     locals()['inner']() 

you can use locals dictionary of local variable values, value of 'inner' function. don't try edit local variable dict, though; won't work right.

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if want access inner function outside outer function, you'll need store somehow. local variables don't become function attributes or that; they're discarded when function exits. can return function:

def outer():     def inner(): pass     return inner  nested_func = outer() nested_func()