Getting the name of current module

[bearophile]

Philippe Sigaud:
> I was wondering how to create generic
> recursive functions from strings like "a + self(b)". Now, I can get the
> function name, replace self with it and mix the code in the right place.

Time ago I have proposed the function name to be contained in a variable named __function__ inside every Python function, and named something like __func inside D programs.

The advantage is to follow DRY, and avoid repeating the function name two times. So if later you change the name of a *self* recursive function, your program keeps working correctly (it doesn't work with mutually recursive functions, but they are quite less common in non-functional code).

With it you may even create self-recursive lambdas and self-recursive delegates created from class methods.

This very simple feature was appreciated by some people, but it has not seen light both in Python and D.

Bye,
bearophile