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# Reflection

PyObject *PyEval_GetBuiltins()

  Return a dictionary of the builtins in the current execution frame, or the interpreter of the thread state if no frame is currently executing.

PyObject *PyEval_GetLocals()

  Return a dictionary of the local variables in the current execution frame, or NULL if no frame is currently executing.

PyObject *PyEval_GetGlobals()

  Return a dictionary of the global variables in the current execution frame, or NULL if no frame is currently executing.

PyFrameObject *PyEval_GetFrame()

  Return the current thread state’s frame, which is NULL if no frame is currently executing.

int PyFrame_GetLineNumber(PyFrameObject *frame)

  Return the line number that frame is currently executing.

int PyEval_GetRestricted()

  If there is a current frame and it is executing in restricted mode, return true, otherwise false.

const char *PyEval_GetFuncName(PyObject *func)

  Return the name of func if it is a function, class or instance object, else the name of funcs type.

const char *PyEval_GetFuncDesc(PyObject *func)

  Return a description string, depending on the type of func. Return values include “()” for functions and methods, ” constructor”, ” instance”, and ” object”. Concatenated with the result of `PyEval_GetFuncName()`, the result will be a description of func.