new generic inspect_object

IPython/Magic.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 b''
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Magic functions for InteractiveShell.
 
-$Id: Magic.py 2437 2007-06-14 18:24:38Z vivainio $"""
+$Id: Magic.py 2464 2007-06-27 23:03:07Z vivainio $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001 Janko Hauser <[e-mail]> and
@@ -58,6 +58,8 b' from IPython.ipstruct import Struct'
 from IPython.macro import Macro
 from IPython.genutils import *
 from IPython import platutils
+import IPython.generics
+import IPython.ipapi
 
 #***************************************************************************
 # Utility functions
@@ -528,6 +530,7 b' Currently the magic system has the following functions:\\n"""'
     
         #print 'pinfo par: <%s>' % parameter_s  # dbg
     
+        
         # detail_level: 0 -> obj? , 1 -> obj??
         detail_level = 0
         # We need to detect if we got called as 'pinfo pinfo foo', which can
@@ -559,6 +562,11 b' Currently the magic system has the following functions:\\n"""'
         info = Struct(self._ofind(oname, namespaces))
         
         if info.found:
+            try:
+                IPython.generics.inspect_object(info.obj)
+                return
+            except IPython.ipapi.TryNext:
+                pass
             # Get the docstring of the class property if it exists.
             path = oname.split('.')
             root = '.'.join(path[:-1])

IPython/generics.py

@@ -25,3 +25,6 b' def result_display(result):'
 
 result_display = generic(result_display)
 
+def inspect_object(obj):
+    """ Called when you do obj? """
+    raise TryNext

doc/ChangeLog

@@ -12,6 +12,8 b''
 
         In practice, this kind of alias can take the role of a magic function        
 
+        * New generic inspect_object, called on obj? and obj??
+
 2007-06-14  Ville Vainio  <[e-mail]>
 
 	* iplib.py (handle_auto): Try to use ascii for printing "--->"