When debugging in #Python, I prefer this:
>>> vars(some_obj)
Over this:
>>> some_obj.__dict__
Why?
1. When possible, I prefer high-level operations over direct dunder access
2. It's 2 fewer characters!
And yes I also use dir(), but the two have slightly different uses and both can be handy!
More on dir & vars: https://pym.dev/inspecting-python-objects/
Trey Hunner 🐍
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