how do you get the name of a dictionary?

[Carsten Haese]

On Tue, 2006-08-22 at 12:34, jojoba wrote:
> Hello again,
> 
> Fredrick said:
> 
> > Python's object model.  an object has a value, a type, and an identity,
> > but no name.
> 
> I say:
> 
> Thank you Fredrick for the reply!
> However, although python's object model does not currently support what
> i am asking for, how difficult would it be to assign a string name(s)
> to an object upon creation (and upon referencing)?
> 
> please note:
> i don't want to do anything sophisticated with this, i am really only
> looking for a TITLE for my dictionary when i throw it in a tree editor
> that i have built. And i do realize that its not possible now. I am
> just pressing a point here.

At the risk of stating the obvious, why don't you simply add a parameter
for the title in the invocation of the tree editor? I.e. instead of

invoke_tree_editor(somedict)

do

invoke_tree_editor(somedict, "somedict")

HTH,

Carsten.