def _get_decoratables(self, atype):
        """Returns a list of the objects that need to be decorated in the
        current user namespace based on their type.

        Args:
            atype (str): one of the values in :attr:`atypes`. Specifies the type of
              object to search.
        """
        result = []
        defmsg = "Skipping {}; not decoratable or already decorated."
        for varname in self.shell.run_line_magic("who_ls", atype):
            varobj = self.shell.user_ns.get(varname, None)
            decorate = False
            
            if varobj is None: # Nothing useful can be done.
                continue
            
            if atype in ["classobj", "type"]:
                #Classes are only relevant if they have no __file__
                #attribute; all other classes should be decorated by the
                #full acorn machinery.
                if (not hasattr(varobj, "__acorn__") and
                    hasattr(varobj, "__module__") and
                    varobj.__module__ == "__main__" and
                    not hasattr(varobj, "__file__")):
                    decorate = True
                else:
                    msg.std(defmsg.format(varname), 3)
                    
            elif atype in ["function", "staticmethod"]:
                # %who_ls will only return functions from the *user*
                # namespace, so we don't have a lot to worry about here.
                func = None
                if atype == "staticmethod" and hasattr(varobj, "__func__"):
                    func = varobj.__func__
                elif atype == "function":
                    func = varobj

                if (func is not None and
                    not hasattr(func, "__acorn__") and
                    hasattr(func, "__code__") and
                    "<ipython-input" in func.__code__.co_filename):
                    decorate = True
                else:
                    msg.std(defmsg.format(varname), 3)
                    
            if decorate:
                self.entities[atype][varname] = varobj
                result.append((varname, varobj))
                
        return result
Returns a list of the objects that need to be decorated in the
        current user namespace based on their type.

        Args:
            atype (str): one of the values in :attr:`atypes`. Specifies the type of
              object to search.