""" sphinx.util.inspect ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Helpers for inspecting Python modules. :copyright: Copyright 2007-2020 by the Sphinx team, see AUTHORS. :license: BSD, see LICENSE for details. """ import builtins import contextlib import enum import inspect import re import sys import types import typing import warnings from functools import partial, partialmethod from inspect import Parameter, isclass, ismethod, ismethoddescriptor, ismodule # NOQA from io import StringIO from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Mapping, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, cast from sphinx.deprecation import RemovedInSphinx40Warning, RemovedInSphinx50Warning from sphinx.pycode.ast import ast # for py35-37 from sphinx.pycode.ast import unparse as ast_unparse from sphinx.util import logging from sphinx.util.typing import ForwardRef from sphinx.util.typing import stringify as stringify_annotation if sys.version_info > (3, 7): from types import ClassMethodDescriptorType, MethodDescriptorType, WrapperDescriptorType else: ClassMethodDescriptorType = type(object.__init__) MethodDescriptorType = type(str.join) WrapperDescriptorType = type(dict.__dict__['fromkeys']) if False: # For type annotation from typing import Type # NOQA logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) memory_address_re = re.compile(r' at 0x[0-9a-f]{8,16}(?=>)', re.IGNORECASE) # Copied from the definition of inspect.getfullargspec from Python master, # and modified to remove the use of special flags that break decorated # callables and bound methods in the name of backwards compatibility. Used # under the terms of PSF license v2, which requires the above statement # and the following: # # Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, # 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Python Software # Foundation; All Rights Reserved def getargspec(func: Callable) -> Any: """Like inspect.getfullargspec but supports bound methods, and wrapped methods.""" warnings.warn('sphinx.ext.inspect.getargspec() is deprecated', RemovedInSphinx50Warning, stacklevel=2) sig = inspect.signature(func) args = [] varargs = None varkw = None kwonlyargs = [] defaults = () annotations = {} defaults = () kwdefaults = {} if sig.return_annotation is not sig.empty: annotations['return'] = sig.return_annotation for param in sig.parameters.values(): kind = param.kind name = param.name if kind is Parameter.POSITIONAL_ONLY: args.append(name) elif kind is Parameter.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD: args.append(name) if param.default is not param.empty: defaults += (param.default,) # type: ignore elif kind is Parameter.VAR_POSITIONAL: varargs = name elif kind is Parameter.KEYWORD_ONLY: kwonlyargs.append(name) if param.default is not param.empty: kwdefaults[name] = param.default elif kind is Parameter.VAR_KEYWORD: varkw = name if param.annotation is not param.empty: annotations[name] = param.annotation if not kwdefaults: # compatibility with 'func.__kwdefaults__' kwdefaults = None if not defaults: # compatibility with 'func.__defaults__' defaults = None return inspect.FullArgSpec(args, varargs, varkw, defaults, kwonlyargs, kwdefaults, annotations) def unwrap(obj: Any) -> Any: """Get an original object from wrapped object (wrapped functions).""" try: if hasattr(obj, '__sphinx_mock__'): # Skip unwrapping mock object to avoid RecursionError return obj else: return inspect.unwrap(obj) except ValueError: # might be a mock object return obj def unwrap_all(obj: Any, *, stop: Callable = None) -> Any: """ Get an original object from wrapped object (unwrapping partials, wrapped functions, and other decorators). """ while True: if stop and stop(obj): return obj elif ispartial(obj): obj = obj.func elif inspect.isroutine(obj) and hasattr(obj, '__wrapped__'): obj = obj.__wrapped__ elif isclassmethod(obj): obj = obj.__func__ elif isstaticmethod(obj): obj = obj.__func__ else: return obj def getall(obj: Any) -> Optional[Sequence[str]]: """Get __all__ attribute of the module as dict. Return None if given *obj* does not have __all__. Raises AttributeError if given *obj* raises an error on accessing __all__. Raises ValueError if given *obj* have invalid __all__. """ __all__ = safe_getattr(obj, '__all__', None) if __all__ is None: return None else: if (isinstance(__all__, (list, tuple)) and all(isinstance(e, str) for e in __all__)): return __all__ else: raise ValueError(__all__) def getannotations(obj: Any) -> Mapping[str, Any]: """Get __annotations__ from given *obj* safely. Raises AttributeError if given *obj* raises an error on accessing __attribute__. """ __annotations__ = safe_getattr(obj, '__annotations__', None) if isinstance(__annotations__, Mapping): return __annotations__ else: return {} def getmro(obj: Any) -> Tuple["Type", ...]: """Get __mro__ from given *obj* safely. Raises AttributeError if given *obj* raises an error on accessing __mro__. """ __mro__ = safe_getattr(obj, '__mro__', None) if isinstance(__mro__, tuple): return __mro__ else: return tuple() def getslots(obj: Any) -> Optional[Dict]: """Get __slots__ attribute of the class as dict. Return None if gienv *obj* does not have __slots__. Raises AttributeError if given *obj* raises an error on accessing __slots__. Raises ValueError if given *obj* have invalid __slots__. """ if not inspect.isclass(obj): raise TypeError __slots__ = safe_getattr(obj, '__slots__', None) if __slots__ is None: return None elif isinstance(__slots__, dict): return __slots__ elif isinstance(__slots__, str): return {__slots__: None} elif isinstance(__slots__, (list, tuple)): return {e: None for e in __slots__} else: raise ValueError def isNewType(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check the if object is a kind of NewType.""" __module__ = safe_getattr(obj, '__module__', None) __qualname__ = safe_getattr(obj, '__qualname__', None) if __module__ == 'typing' and __qualname__ == 'NewType..new_type': return True else: return False def isenumclass(x: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is subclass of enum.""" return inspect.isclass(x) and issubclass(x, enum.Enum) def isenumattribute(x: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is attribute of enum.""" return isinstance(x, enum.Enum) def unpartial(obj: Any) -> Any: """Get an original object from partial object. This returns given object itself if not partial. """ while ispartial(obj): obj = obj.func return obj def ispartial(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is partial.""" return isinstance(obj, (partial, partialmethod)) def isclassmethod(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is classmethod.""" if isinstance(obj, classmethod): return True elif inspect.ismethod(obj) and obj.__self__ is not None and isclass(obj.__self__): return True return False def isstaticmethod(obj: Any, cls: Any = None, name: str = None) -> bool: """Check if the object is staticmethod.""" if isinstance(obj, staticmethod): return True elif cls and name: # trace __mro__ if the method is defined in parent class # # .. note:: This only works well with new style classes. for basecls in getattr(cls, '__mro__', [cls]): meth = basecls.__dict__.get(name) if meth: if isinstance(meth, staticmethod): return True else: return False return False def isdescriptor(x: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is some kind of descriptor.""" for item in '__get__', '__set__', '__delete__': if hasattr(safe_getattr(x, item, None), '__call__'): return True return False def isabstractmethod(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is an abstractmethod.""" return safe_getattr(obj, '__isabstractmethod__', False) is True def is_cython_function_or_method(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is a function or method in cython.""" try: return obj.__class__.__name__ == 'cython_function_or_method' except AttributeError: return False def isattributedescriptor(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is an attribute like descriptor.""" if inspect.isdatadescriptor(obj): # data descriptor is kind of attribute return True elif isdescriptor(obj): # non data descriptor unwrapped = unwrap(obj) if isfunction(unwrapped) or isbuiltin(unwrapped) or inspect.ismethod(unwrapped): # attribute must not be either function, builtin and method return False elif is_cython_function_or_method(unwrapped): # attribute must not be either function and method (for cython) return False elif inspect.isclass(unwrapped): # attribute must not be a class return False elif isinstance(unwrapped, (ClassMethodDescriptorType, MethodDescriptorType, WrapperDescriptorType)): # attribute must not be a method descriptor return False elif type(unwrapped).__name__ == "instancemethod": # attribute must not be an instancemethod (C-API) return False else: return True else: return False def is_singledispatch_function(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is singledispatch function.""" if (inspect.isfunction(obj) and hasattr(obj, 'dispatch') and hasattr(obj, 'register') and obj.dispatch.__module__ == 'functools'): return True else: return False def is_singledispatch_method(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is singledispatch method.""" try: from functools import singledispatchmethod # type: ignore return isinstance(obj, singledispatchmethod) except ImportError: # py35-37 return False def isfunction(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is function.""" return inspect.isfunction(unwrap_all(obj)) def isbuiltin(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is builtin.""" return inspect.isbuiltin(unwrap_all(obj)) def isroutine(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check is any kind of function or method.""" return inspect.isroutine(unwrap_all(obj)) def iscoroutinefunction(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is coroutine-function.""" # unwrap staticmethod, classmethod and partial (except wrappers) obj = unwrap_all(obj, stop=lambda o: hasattr(o, '__wrapped__')) if hasattr(obj, '__code__') and inspect.iscoroutinefunction(obj): # check obj.__code__ because iscoroutinefunction() crashes for custom method-like # objects (see https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/6605) return True else: return False def isproperty(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is property.""" if sys.version_info >= (3, 8): from functools import cached_property # cached_property is available since py3.8 if isinstance(obj, cached_property): return True return isinstance(obj, property) def isgenericalias(obj: Any) -> bool: """Check if the object is GenericAlias.""" if (hasattr(typing, '_GenericAlias') and # only for py37+ isinstance(obj, typing._GenericAlias)): # type: ignore return True elif (hasattr(types, 'GenericAlias') and # only for py39+ isinstance(obj, types.GenericAlias)): # type: ignore return True elif (hasattr(typing, '_SpecialGenericAlias') and # for py39+ isinstance(obj, typing._SpecialGenericAlias)): # type: ignore return True else: return False def safe_getattr(obj: Any, name: str, *defargs: Any) -> Any: """A getattr() that turns all exceptions into AttributeErrors.""" try: return getattr(obj, name, *defargs) except Exception as exc: # sometimes accessing a property raises an exception (e.g. # NotImplementedError), so let's try to read the attribute directly try: # In case the object does weird things with attribute access # such that accessing `obj.__dict__` may raise an exception return obj.__dict__[name] except Exception: pass # this is a catch-all for all the weird things that some modules do # with attribute access if defargs: return defargs[0] raise AttributeError(name) from exc def safe_getmembers(object: Any, predicate: Callable[[str], bool] = None, attr_getter: Callable = safe_getattr) -> List[Tuple[str, Any]]: """A version of inspect.getmembers() that uses safe_getattr().""" warnings.warn('safe_getmembers() is deprecated', RemovedInSphinx40Warning, stacklevel=2) results = [] # type: List[Tuple[str, Any]] for key in dir(object): try: value = attr_getter(object, key, None) except AttributeError: continue if not predicate or predicate(value): results.append((key, value)) results.sort() return results def object_description(object: Any) -> str: """A repr() implementation that returns text safe to use in reST context.""" if isinstance(object, dict): try: sorted_keys = sorted(object) except Exception: pass # Cannot sort dict keys, fall back to generic repr else: items = ("%s: %s" % (object_description(key), object_description(object[key])) for key in sorted_keys) return "{%s}" % ", ".join(items) if isinstance(object, set): try: sorted_values = sorted(object) except TypeError: pass # Cannot sort set values, fall back to generic repr else: return "{%s}" % ", ".join(object_description(x) for x in sorted_values) if isinstance(object, frozenset): try: sorted_values = sorted(object) except TypeError: pass # Cannot sort frozenset values, fall back to generic repr else: return "frozenset({%s})" % ", ".join(object_description(x) for x in sorted_values) try: s = repr(object) except Exception as exc: raise ValueError from exc # Strip non-deterministic memory addresses such as # ``<__main__.A at 0x7f68cb685710>`` s = memory_address_re.sub('', s) return s.replace('\n', ' ') def is_builtin_class_method(obj: Any, attr_name: str) -> bool: """If attr_name is implemented at builtin class, return True. >>> is_builtin_class_method(int, '__init__') True Why this function needed? CPython implements int.__init__ by Descriptor but PyPy implements it by pure Python code. """ try: mro = inspect.getmro(obj) except AttributeError: # no __mro__, assume the object has no methods as we know them return False try: cls = next(c for c in mro if attr_name in safe_getattr(c, '__dict__', {})) except StopIteration: return False try: name = safe_getattr(cls, '__name__') except AttributeError: return False return getattr(builtins, name, None) is cls def _should_unwrap(subject: Callable) -> bool: """Check the function should be unwrapped on getting signature.""" if (safe_getattr(subject, '__globals__', None) and subject.__globals__.get('__name__') == 'contextlib' and # type: ignore subject.__globals__.get('__file__') == contextlib.__file__): # type: ignore # contextmanger should be unwrapped return True return False def signature(subject: Callable, bound_method: bool = False, follow_wrapped: bool = None, type_aliases: Dict = {}) -> inspect.Signature: """Return a Signature object for the given *subject*. :param bound_method: Specify *subject* is a bound method or not :param follow_wrapped: Same as ``inspect.signature()``. """ if follow_wrapped is None: follow_wrapped = True else: warnings.warn('The follow_wrapped argument of sphinx.util.inspect.signature() is ' 'deprecated', RemovedInSphinx50Warning, stacklevel=2) try: try: if _should_unwrap(subject): signature = inspect.signature(subject) else: signature = inspect.signature(subject, follow_wrapped=follow_wrapped) except ValueError: # follow built-in wrappers up (ex. functools.lru_cache) signature = inspect.signature(subject) parameters = list(signature.parameters.values()) return_annotation = signature.return_annotation except IndexError: # Until python 3.6.4, cpython has been crashed on inspection for # partialmethods not having any arguments. # https://bugs.python.org/issue33009 if hasattr(subject, '_partialmethod'): parameters = [] return_annotation = Parameter.empty else: raise try: # Resolve annotations using ``get_type_hints()`` and type_aliases. annotations = typing.get_type_hints(subject, None, type_aliases) for i, param in enumerate(parameters): if param.name in annotations: parameters[i] = param.replace(annotation=annotations[param.name]) if 'return' in annotations: return_annotation = annotations['return'] except Exception: # ``get_type_hints()`` does not support some kind of objects like partial, # ForwardRef and so on. pass if bound_method: if inspect.ismethod(subject): # ``inspect.signature()`` considers the subject is a bound method and removes # first argument from signature. Therefore no skips are needed here. pass else: if len(parameters) > 0: parameters.pop(0) # To allow to create signature object correctly for pure python functions, # pass an internal parameter __validate_parameters__=False to Signature # # For example, this helps a function having a default value `inspect._empty`. # refs: https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/7935 return inspect.Signature(parameters, return_annotation=return_annotation, # type: ignore __validate_parameters__=False) def evaluate_signature(sig: inspect.Signature, globalns: Dict = None, localns: Dict = None ) -> inspect.Signature: """Evaluate unresolved type annotations in a signature object.""" def evaluate_forwardref(ref: ForwardRef, globalns: Dict, localns: Dict) -> Any: """Evaluate a forward reference.""" if sys.version_info > (3, 9): return ref._evaluate(globalns, localns, frozenset()) else: return ref._evaluate(globalns, localns) def evaluate(annotation: Any, globalns: Dict, localns: Dict) -> Any: """Evaluate unresolved type annotation.""" try: if isinstance(annotation, str): ref = ForwardRef(annotation, True) annotation = evaluate_forwardref(ref, globalns, localns) if isinstance(annotation, ForwardRef): annotation = evaluate_forwardref(ref, globalns, localns) elif isinstance(annotation, str): # might be a ForwardRef'ed annotation in overloaded functions ref = ForwardRef(annotation, True) annotation = evaluate_forwardref(ref, globalns, localns) except (NameError, TypeError): # failed to evaluate type. skipped. pass return annotation if globalns is None: globalns = {} if localns is None: localns = globalns parameters = list(sig.parameters.values()) for i, param in enumerate(parameters): if param.annotation: annotation = evaluate(param.annotation, globalns, localns) parameters[i] = param.replace(annotation=annotation) return_annotation = sig.return_annotation if return_annotation: return_annotation = evaluate(return_annotation, globalns, localns) return sig.replace(parameters=parameters, return_annotation=return_annotation) def stringify_signature(sig: inspect.Signature, show_annotation: bool = True, show_return_annotation: bool = True) -> str: """Stringify a Signature object. :param show_annotation: Show annotation in result """ args = [] last_kind = None for param in sig.parameters.values(): if param.kind != param.POSITIONAL_ONLY and last_kind == param.POSITIONAL_ONLY: # PEP-570: Separator for Positional Only Parameter: / args.append('/') if param.kind == param.KEYWORD_ONLY and last_kind in (param.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD, param.POSITIONAL_ONLY, None): # PEP-3102: Separator for Keyword Only Parameter: * args.append('*') arg = StringIO() if param.kind == param.VAR_POSITIONAL: arg.write('*' + param.name) elif param.kind == param.VAR_KEYWORD: arg.write('**' + param.name) else: arg.write(param.name) if show_annotation and param.annotation is not param.empty: arg.write(': ') arg.write(stringify_annotation(param.annotation)) if param.default is not param.empty: if show_annotation and param.annotation is not param.empty: arg.write(' = ') else: arg.write('=') arg.write(object_description(param.default)) args.append(arg.getvalue()) last_kind = param.kind if last_kind == Parameter.POSITIONAL_ONLY: # PEP-570: Separator for Positional Only Parameter: / args.append('/') if (sig.return_annotation is Parameter.empty or show_annotation is False or show_return_annotation is False): return '(%s)' % ', '.join(args) else: annotation = stringify_annotation(sig.return_annotation) return '(%s) -> %s' % (', '.join(args), annotation) def signature_from_str(signature: str) -> inspect.Signature: """Create a Signature object from string.""" code = 'def func' + signature + ': pass' module = ast.parse(code) function = cast(ast.FunctionDef, module.body[0]) # type: ignore return signature_from_ast(function, code) def signature_from_ast(node: ast.FunctionDef, code: str = '') -> inspect.Signature: """Create a Signature object from AST *node*.""" args = node.args defaults = list(args.defaults) params = [] if hasattr(args, "posonlyargs"): posonlyargs = len(args.posonlyargs) # type: ignore positionals = posonlyargs + len(args.args) else: posonlyargs = 0 positionals = len(args.args) for _ in range(len(defaults), positionals): defaults.insert(0, Parameter.empty) if hasattr(args, "posonlyargs"): for i, arg in enumerate(args.posonlyargs): # type: ignore if defaults[i] is Parameter.empty: default = Parameter.empty else: default = ast_unparse(defaults[i], code) annotation = ast_unparse(arg.annotation, code) or Parameter.empty params.append(Parameter(arg.arg, Parameter.POSITIONAL_ONLY, default=default, annotation=annotation)) for i, arg in enumerate(args.args): if defaults[i + posonlyargs] is Parameter.empty: default = Parameter.empty else: default = ast_unparse(defaults[i + posonlyargs], code) annotation = ast_unparse(arg.annotation, code) or Parameter.empty params.append(Parameter(arg.arg, Parameter.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD, default=default, annotation=annotation)) if args.vararg: annotation = ast_unparse(args.vararg.annotation, code) or Parameter.empty params.append(Parameter(args.vararg.arg, Parameter.VAR_POSITIONAL, annotation=annotation)) for i, arg in enumerate(args.kwonlyargs): default = ast_unparse(args.kw_defaults[i], code) or Parameter.empty annotation = ast_unparse(arg.annotation, code) or Parameter.empty params.append(Parameter(arg.arg, Parameter.KEYWORD_ONLY, default=default, annotation=annotation)) if args.kwarg: annotation = ast_unparse(args.kwarg.annotation, code) or Parameter.empty params.append(Parameter(args.kwarg.arg, Parameter.VAR_KEYWORD, annotation=annotation)) return_annotation = ast_unparse(node.returns, code) or Parameter.empty return inspect.Signature(params, return_annotation=return_annotation) class Signature: """The Signature object represents the call signature of a callable object and its return annotation. """ empty = inspect.Signature.empty def __init__(self, subject: Callable, bound_method: bool = False, has_retval: bool = True) -> None: warnings.warn('sphinx.util.inspect.Signature() is deprecated', RemovedInSphinx40Warning, stacklevel=2) # check subject is not a built-in class (ex. int, str) if (isinstance(subject, type) and is_builtin_class_method(subject, "__new__") and is_builtin_class_method(subject, "__init__")): raise TypeError("can't compute signature for built-in type {}".format(subject)) self.subject = subject self.has_retval = has_retval self.partialmethod_with_noargs = False try: self.signature = inspect.signature(subject) # type: Optional[inspect.Signature] except IndexError: # Until python 3.6.4, cpython has been crashed on inspection for # partialmethods not having any arguments. # https://bugs.python.org/issue33009 if hasattr(subject, '_partialmethod'): self.signature = None self.partialmethod_with_noargs = True else: raise try: self.annotations = typing.get_type_hints(subject) except Exception: # get_type_hints() does not support some kind of objects like partial, # ForwardRef and so on. For them, it raises an exception. In that case, # we try to build annotations from argspec. self.annotations = {} if bound_method: # client gives a hint that the subject is a bound method if inspect.ismethod(subject): # inspect.signature already considers the subject is bound method. # So it is not need to skip first argument. self.skip_first_argument = False else: self.skip_first_argument = True else: # inspect.signature recognizes type of method properly without any hints self.skip_first_argument = False @property def parameters(self) -> Mapping: if self.partialmethod_with_noargs: return {} else: return self.signature.parameters @property def return_annotation(self) -> Any: if self.signature: if self.has_retval: return self.signature.return_annotation else: return Parameter.empty else: return None def format_args(self, show_annotation: bool = True) -> str: def get_annotation(param: Parameter) -> Any: if isinstance(param.annotation, str) and param.name in self.annotations: return self.annotations[param.name] else: return param.annotation args = [] last_kind = None for i, param in enumerate(self.parameters.values()): # skip first argument if subject is bound method if self.skip_first_argument and i == 0: continue arg = StringIO() # insert '*' between POSITIONAL args and KEYWORD_ONLY args:: # func(a, b, *, c, d): if param.kind == param.KEYWORD_ONLY and last_kind in (param.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD, param.POSITIONAL_ONLY, None): args.append('*') if param.kind in (param.POSITIONAL_ONLY, param.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD, param.KEYWORD_ONLY): arg.write(param.name) if show_annotation and param.annotation is not param.empty: arg.write(': ') arg.write(stringify_annotation(get_annotation(param))) if param.default is not param.empty: if param.annotation is param.empty or show_annotation is False: arg.write('=') arg.write(object_description(param.default)) else: arg.write(' = ') arg.write(object_description(param.default)) elif param.kind == param.VAR_POSITIONAL: arg.write('*') arg.write(param.name) if show_annotation and param.annotation is not param.empty: arg.write(': ') arg.write(stringify_annotation(get_annotation(param))) elif param.kind == param.VAR_KEYWORD: arg.write('**') arg.write(param.name) if show_annotation and param.annotation is not param.empty: arg.write(': ') arg.write(stringify_annotation(get_annotation(param))) args.append(arg.getvalue()) last_kind = param.kind if self.return_annotation is Parameter.empty or show_annotation is False: return '(%s)' % ', '.join(args) else: if 'return' in self.annotations: annotation = stringify_annotation(self.annotations['return']) else: annotation = stringify_annotation(self.return_annotation) return '(%s) -> %s' % (', '.join(args), annotation) def format_annotation(self, annotation: Any) -> str: """Return formatted representation of a type annotation.""" return stringify_annotation(annotation) def format_annotation_new(self, annotation: Any) -> str: """format_annotation() for py37+""" return stringify_annotation(annotation) def format_annotation_old(self, annotation: Any) -> str: """format_annotation() for py36 or below""" return stringify_annotation(annotation) def getdoc(obj: Any, attrgetter: Callable = safe_getattr, allow_inherited: bool = False, cls: Any = None, name: str = None) -> str: """Get the docstring for the object. This tries to obtain the docstring for some kind of objects additionally: * partial functions * inherited docstring * inherited decorated methods """ doc = attrgetter(obj, '__doc__', None) if ispartial(obj) and doc == obj.__class__.__doc__: return getdoc(obj.func) elif doc is None and allow_inherited: doc = inspect.getdoc(obj) if doc is None and cls: # inspect.getdoc() does not support some kind of inherited and decorated methods. # This tries to obtain the docstring from super classes. for basecls in getattr(cls, '__mro__', []): meth = safe_getattr(basecls, name, None) if meth is not None: doc = inspect.getdoc(meth) if doc: break return doc