[ python-Patches-1738179 ] help() can't find right source file

Patches item #1738179, was opened at 2007-06-15 17:17
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Category: Library (Lib)
Group: Python 2.5
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Greg Couch (gregcouch)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: help() can't find right source file

Initial Comment:
The problem occurs when Python modules are precompiled with the the compileall module and the -d option to give a simpiler directory name (we use the application name because when we get error reports, where the application was installed is rarely important).  Then introspection on a function in the inspect module gives a "non-existent" filename, i.e., func.func_code.co_filename gives the name for backtraces, not the actual filename.  The right answer can be found by looking at sys.modules[func.__module__].__file__ and the attached patch does that.

This patch is against Python2.4's Lib/inspect.py, but the bug is still present in SVN (Python 2.5.1+).

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