Is there a way to check a function's signature in Python?

Question

I\'m looking for a way to check the number of arguments that a given function takes in Python. The purpose is to achieve a more robust method of patching my classes for tests.

Answer 1

The inspect module allows you to examine a function's arguments. This has been asked a few times on Stack Overflow; try searching for some of those answers. For example:

Getting method parameter names in python