How to get instance given a method of the instance?

python class methods instance
user975135 picture user975135 · Jan 29, 2013 · Viewed 8.8k times · Source 
class MyClass:
    def myMethod(self):
        pass

myInstance = MyClass()

methodReference = myInstance.myMethod

Now can you get a reference to myInstance if you now only have access to methodReference?

Answer

dusan picture dusan · Jan 29, 2013

Try this:

methodReference.im_self

If you are using Python 3:

methodReference.__self__

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