def _name(named):
    """Get the name out of an object.  This varies based on the type of the input:
       * the "name" of a string is itself
       * the "name" of None is itself
       * the "name" of an object with a property named name is that property -
         as long as it's a string
       * otherwise, we raise a ValueError
    """
    if isinstance(named, basestring) or named is None:
        return named
    elif hasattr(named, 'name') and isinstance(named.name, basestring):
        return named.name
    else:
        raise ValueError("Can't interpret %s as a name or a configuration object" % named)
def _name(named):
    """Get the name out of an object.  This varies based on the type of the input:
       * the "name" of a string is itself
       * the "name" of None is itself
       * the "name" of an object with a property named name is that property -
         as long as it's a string
       * otherwise, we raise a ValueError
    """
    if isinstance(named, basestring) or named is None:
        return named
    elif hasattr(named, 'name') and isinstance(named.name, basestring):
        return named.name
    else:
        raise ValueError("Can't interpret %s as a name or a configuration object" % named)
def _name ( named ) : if isinstance ( named , basestring ) or named is None : return named elif hasattr ( named , 'name' ) and isinstance ( named . name , basestring ) : return named . name else : raise ValueError ( "Can't interpret %s as a name or a configuration object" % named )
Get the name out of an object.  This varies based on the type of the input:
       * the "name" of a string is itself
       * the "name" of None is itself
       * the "name" of an object with a property named name is that property -
         as long as it's a string
       * otherwise, we raise a ValueError
Get the name out of an object . This varies based on the type of the input : * the name of a string is itself * the name of None is itself * the name of an object with a property named name is that property - as long as it s a string * otherwise we raise a ValueError