Python equivalent to Java's MyClass.class.getName()

Question

In Java, MyClass.class.getName() (assuming a class named 'MyClass') serves a purpose of getting the name of 'MyClass' even if MyClass is renamed, while hardcoding "MyClass" in a string will become unreliable.

Note: there is no instance available - this is crucial to the question.

e.g., Java:

String unreliableName = "MyClass"; //will be incorrect if 'MyClass' is renamed String reliableName = MyClass.class.getName(); //if 'MyClass' is renamed, 'reliableName' will still be correct

C# has 'nameof', which serves a similar purpose for a much wider range of constructs.

In Python, how would you do this? I think we can rule out the 'type' function since we don't have an instance.

Does this answer your question? How to get the concrete class name as a string? — Lars
– Lars, Commented Jul 3, 2021 at 17:49
@Lars: No - there is no instance - that's the whole point of the question. — Dave Doknjas
– Dave Doknjas, Commented Jul 3, 2021 at 17:56
The question was closed without carefully reading it - I want the class name without an instance. — Dave Doknjas
– Dave Doknjas, Commented Jul 3, 2021 at 17:58
The question i linked does not imply that an object is needed. There are good comments on the accepted answer. If you want to get the name of a class called A you can use A.__name__. — Lars
– Lars, Commented Jul 3, 2021 at 18:04
Yes, but you can just use the _name_ variable of the class type — Lars
– Lars, Commented Jul 3, 2021 at 18:07

Lars · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-03 18:23:18Z

To get the name of a class, you can use the __name__ variable of the class you want to get the name of.

e.g. A.__name__ for a class called A

For reference: Python Documentation

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