From: stackoverflow.com/questions/1006169/how-do-i-look-inside-a-python-object

Take a look at the following built-in functions

• type()
• dir()
• id()
• getattr()
• hasattr()
• globals()
• locals()
• callable()

A simple way to use this capability is the command line:

> python3                      <-- Python3 command line mode
...
>>> s = "abc"                  <-- create a object (it's a string)
>>> type(s)                    <-- get object class
...
>>> dir(s)                     <-- get object methods
...
>>> help(str)                  <-- get object help
...
>>> quit()                     <-- quit command line