Getting an argument name as a string - Python
Question: I have a function that takes in a variable as an argument. That variable
happens to contain a directory, also holding a bunch of txt files.

I was wondering if there is a way for that variable to be taken as a string?
Not what's inside the variable, just the name of that variable. Thanks a
bunch!

    
    
    import glob
    import pandas as pd
    
    variable_1 = glob.glob('dir_pathway/*txt')
    variable_2 = glob.glob('other_dir_pathway/*txt')
    
    def my_function(variable_arg):
        ## a bunch of code to get certain things from the directory ##
        variable_3 = pd.DataFrame( ## stuff taken from directory ## )
        variable_3.to_csv(variable_arg + "_add_var_to_me.txt")
    


Answer: Although that is very weird request, here is how you get the name of argument
from inside the function

    
    
    import inspect
    
    def f(value):
        frame = inspect.currentframe()
        print(inspect.getargvalues(frame)[0][0])
    
    f(10)
    f("Hello world")
    f([1, 2, 3])
    

Prints

    
    
    value
    value
    value
    

