How do I programatically find what symbols were imported with Python import * command? -

i have system collects classes derive base classes , stores them in dictionary. want avoid having specify classes available (i discover them programatically), have used from modulename import * statement. user directed place tests collected in modulename module. however, cannot find way programatically determine symbols imported import statement. have tried using dir() , __dict__ indicated in following example, no avail. how 1 programatically find symbols imported in manner (with import *)? unable find them above methods.

testtypefigureouterrer.py:

from testtype1 import * testtype2 import *  class testfigureouterrer(object):      def __init__(self):         self.existingtests = {'type1':{},'type2':{}}      def findandsorttests(self):          symbol in dir(): # tried: dir(self) , __dict__             try:                 thing = self.__getattribute__(symbol)             except attributeerror:                 continue             if issubclass(thing,testtype1):                 self.existingtests['type1'].update( dict(symbol,thing) )             elif issubclass(thing,testtype3):                 self.existingtests['type2'].update( dict(symbol,thing) )             else:                 continue  if __name__ == "__main__":     testfigureouterrer = testfigureouterrer()     testfigureouterrer.findandsorttests() 

testtype1.py:

class testtype1(object):     pass  class testa(testtype1):     pass  class testb(testtype1):     pass 

testtype2.py:

class testtype2:     pass  class testc(testtype2):     pass  class testd(testtype2):     pass 

take @ this answer, describes how determine name of loaded classes, can name of classes defined within context of module.

import sys, inspect clsmembers = inspect.getmembers(sys.modules['testtype1'], inspect.isclass) 

which defined as

[('testa', testtype1.testa),  ('testb', testtype1.testb),  ('testtype1', testtype1.testtype1)] 

you can replace testtype1 __name__ when you're within function of interest.