Is a module's __name__ unique?

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Since sys.module is a dictionary, you can always search it to find the key
that corresponds to the module you are wanting a
name for ... something like so,

def findModuleName(mdl):
    for k,v in sys.modules.items():
        if v == mdl: return k
    return None

Be aware of course that a modules __name__ need *not* be the one that is its
corresponding key in the dictionary.
Also be aware that there could be *more than one key* corresponding to a
particular module.

Of course in all practical cases, these arent true, but still, are perfectly
possible.

:-)

D.
cosiAToperamail.com

Tom <tom-main at REMOVEME.home.com> wrote in message
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> Does the __name__ of a module object uniquely identify the module object
> (with an interpreter session)?
>
> The module object's name (the key in the sys.modules dict) is, but I don't
> know how to get it given a module object.
>
> I need a way to unique identify module object (that is pickle-able).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom.
>
>