Who's the caller ?

[Alex Martelli]

<aboufer at atlsci.com> wrote in message news:3ACB3071.D8B43BC1 at atlsci.com...
> Greetins all,
>
>     Is it possible for a callee to determine who is the caller ?

Yes, to some extent (i.e., for some definition of 'who'!-),
indirectly, by raising and catching any exception and studying
the resulting traceback frames.  This will tell you about
the *functions* involved in the calling.  It's harder if
you're trying to ascertain the *objects* involved...


Alex