def METHOD_NAME(object):
    """Return true if the object is an instance method.
    Instance method objects provide these attributes:
        __doc__         documentation string
        __name__        name with which this method was defined
        im_class        class object in which this method belongs
        im_func         function object containing implementation of method
        im_self         instance to which this method is bound, or None
    """
    return isinstance(object, types.MethodType)