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  • # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
    """
    debug.py - Functions to aid in debugging 
    Copyright 2010  Luke Campagnola
    Distributed under MIT/X11 license. See license.txt for more infomation.
    """
    
    import sys, traceback, time, gc, re, types, weakref, inspect, os, cProfile
    
    from . import ptime
    
    from numpy import ndarray
    
    from .Qt import QtCore, QtGui
    
    
    __ftraceDepth = 0
    def ftrace(func):
        """Decorator used for marking the beginning and end of function calls.
        Automatically indents nested calls.
        """
        def w(*args, **kargs):
            global __ftraceDepth
            pfx = "  " * __ftraceDepth
    
            print(pfx + func.__name__ + " start")
    
            __ftraceDepth += 1
            try:
                rv = func(*args, **kargs)
            finally:
                __ftraceDepth -= 1
    
            print(pfx + func.__name__ + " done")
    
            return rv
        return w
    
    def getExc(indent=4, prefix='|  '):
        tb = traceback.format_exc()
        lines = []
        for l in tb.split('\n'):        
            lines.append(" "*indent + prefix + l)
        return '\n'.join(lines)
    
    def printExc(msg='', indent=4, prefix='|'):
        """Print an error message followed by an indented exception backtrace
        (This function is intended to be called within except: blocks)"""
        exc = getExc(indent, prefix + '  ')
    
        print("[%s]  %s\n" % (time.strftime("%H:%M:%S"), msg))
        print(" "*indent + prefix + '='*30 + '>>')
        print(exc)
        print(" "*indent + prefix + '='*30 + '<<')
    
        
    def printTrace(msg='', indent=4, prefix='|'):
        """Print an error message followed by an indented stack trace"""
        trace = backtrace(1)
        #exc = getExc(indent, prefix + '  ')
    
        print("[%s]  %s\n" % (time.strftime("%H:%M:%S"), msg))
        print(" "*indent + prefix + '='*30 + '>>')
    
        for line in trace.split('\n'):
    
            print(" "*indent + prefix + " " + line)
        print(" "*indent + prefix + '='*30 + '<<')
    
        
    
    def backtrace(skip=0):
        return ''.join(traceback.format_stack()[:-(skip+1)])    
        
        
    def listObjs(regex='Q', typ=None):
        """List all objects managed by python gc with class name matching regex.
        Finds 'Q...' classes by default."""
        if typ is not None:
            return [x for x in gc.get_objects() if isinstance(x, typ)]
        else:
            return [x for x in gc.get_objects() if re.match(regex, type(x).__name__)]
            
    
        
    def findRefPath(startObj, endObj, maxLen=8, restart=True, seen={}, path=None, ignore=None):
        """Determine all paths of object references from startObj to endObj"""
        refs = []
        if path is None:
            path = [endObj]
        if ignore is None:
            ignore = {}
        ignore[id(sys._getframe())] = None
        ignore[id(path)] = None
        ignore[id(seen)] = None
        prefix = " "*(8-maxLen)
        #print prefix + str(map(type, path))
        prefix += " "
        if restart:
            #gc.collect()
            seen.clear()
        gc.collect()
        newRefs = [r for r in gc.get_referrers(endObj) if id(r) not in ignore]
        ignore[id(newRefs)] = None
        #fo = allFrameObjs()
        #newRefs = []
        #for r in gc.get_referrers(endObj):
            #try:
                #if r not in fo:
                    #newRefs.append(r)
            #except:
                #newRefs.append(r)            
            
        for r in newRefs:
            #print prefix+"->"+str(type(r))
            if type(r).__name__ in ['frame', 'function', 'listiterator']:
                #print prefix+"  FRAME"
                continue
            try:
                if any([r is x for x in  path]):
                    #print prefix+"  LOOP", objChainString([r]+path)
                    continue
            except:
    
                print(r)
                print(path)
    
                raise
            if r is startObj:
                refs.append([r])
    
                print(refPathString([startObj]+path))
    
                continue
            if maxLen == 0:
                #print prefix+"  END:", objChainString([r]+path)
                continue
            ## See if we have already searched this node.
            ## If not, recurse.
            tree = None
            try:
                cache = seen[id(r)]
                if cache[0] >= maxLen:
                    tree = cache[1]
                    for p in tree:
    
                        print(refPathString(p+path))
    
            except KeyError:
                pass
            
            ignore[id(tree)] = None
            if tree is None:
                tree = findRefPath(startObj, r, maxLen-1, restart=False, path=[r]+path, ignore=ignore)
                seen[id(r)] = [maxLen, tree]
            ## integrate any returned results
            if len(tree) == 0:
                #print prefix+"  EMPTY TREE"
                continue
            else:
                for p in tree:
                    refs.append(p+[r])
            #seen[id(r)] = [maxLen, refs]
        return refs
    
    
    def objString(obj):
        """Return a short but descriptive string for any object"""
        try:
    
            if type(obj) in [int, float]:
    
                return str(obj)
            elif isinstance(obj, dict):
                if len(obj) > 5:
    
                    return "<dict {%s,...}>" % (",".join(list(obj.keys())[:5]))
    
                else:
    
                    return "<dict {%s}>" % (",".join(list(obj.keys())))
            elif isinstance(obj, str):
    
                if len(obj) > 50:
                    return '"%s..."' % obj[:50]
                else:
                    return obj[:]
            elif isinstance(obj, ndarray):
                return "<ndarray %s %s>" % (str(obj.dtype), str(obj.shape))
            elif hasattr(obj, '__len__'):
                if len(obj) > 5:
                    return "<%s [%s,...]>" % (type(obj).__name__, ",".join([type(o).__name__ for o in obj[:5]]))
                else:
                    return "<%s [%s]>" % (type(obj).__name__, ",".join([type(o).__name__ for o in obj]))
            else:
                return "<%s %s>" % (type(obj).__name__, obj.__class__.__name__)
        except:
            return str(type(obj))
    
    def refPathString(chain):
        """Given a list of adjacent objects in a reference path, print the 'natural' path
        names (ie, attribute names, keys, and indexes) that follow from one object to the next ."""
        s = objString(chain[0])
        i = 0
        while i < len(chain)-1:
            #print " -> ", i
            i += 1
            o1 = chain[i-1]
            o2 = chain[i]
            cont = False
            if isinstance(o1, list) or isinstance(o1, tuple):
                if any([o2 is x for x in o1]):
                    s += "[%d]" % o1.index(o2)
                    continue
            #print "  not list"
            if isinstance(o2, dict) and hasattr(o1, '__dict__') and o2 == o1.__dict__:
                i += 1
                if i >= len(chain):
                    s += ".__dict__"
                    continue
                o3 = chain[i]
                for k in o2:
                    if o2[k] is o3:
                        s += '.%s' % k
                        cont = True
                        continue
            #print "  not __dict__"
            if isinstance(o1, dict):
                try:
                    if o2 in o1:
                        s += "[key:%s]" % objString(o2)
                        continue
                except TypeError:
                    pass
                for k in o1:
                    if o1[k] is o2:
                        s += "[%s]" % objString(k)
                        cont = True
                        continue
            #print "  not dict"
            #for k in dir(o1):  ## Not safe to request attributes like this.
                #if getattr(o1, k) is o2:
                    #s += ".%s" % k
                    #cont = True
                    #continue
            #print "  not attr"
            if cont:
                continue
            s += " ? "
            sys.stdout.flush()
        return s
    
        
    def objectSize(obj, ignore=None, verbose=False, depth=0, recursive=False):
        """Guess how much memory an object is using"""
        ignoreTypes = [types.MethodType, types.UnboundMethodType, types.BuiltinMethodType, types.FunctionType, types.BuiltinFunctionType]
        ignoreRegex = re.compile('(method-wrapper|Flag|ItemChange|Option|Mode)')
        
        
        if ignore is None:
            ignore = {}
            
        indent = '  '*depth
        
        try:
            hash(obj)
            hsh = obj
        except:
            hsh = "%s:%d" % (str(type(obj)), id(obj))
            
        if hsh in ignore:
            return 0
        ignore[hsh] = 1
        
        try:
            size = sys.getsizeof(obj)
        except TypeError:
            size = 0
            
        if isinstance(obj, ndarray):
            try:
                size += len(obj.data)
            except:
                pass
                
            
        if recursive:
            if type(obj) in [list, tuple]:
                if verbose:
    
                    print(indent+"list:")
    
                for o in obj:
                    s = objectSize(o, ignore=ignore, verbose=verbose, depth=depth+1)
                    if verbose:
    
                        print(indent+'  +', s)
    
                    size += s
            elif isinstance(obj, dict):
                if verbose:
    
                    print(indent+"list:")
    
                for k in obj:
                    s = objectSize(obj[k], ignore=ignore, verbose=verbose, depth=depth+1)
                    if verbose:
    
                        print(indent+'  +', k, s)
    
                    size += s
            #elif isinstance(obj, QtCore.QObject):
                #try:
                    #childs = obj.children()
                    #if verbose:
                        #print indent+"Qt children:"
                    #for ch in childs:
                        #s = objectSize(obj, ignore=ignore, verbose=verbose, depth=depth+1)
                        #size += s
                        #if verbose:
                            #print indent + '  +', ch.objectName(), s
                        
                #except:
                    #pass
        #if isinstance(obj, types.InstanceType):
            gc.collect()
            if verbose:
    
                print(indent+'attrs:')
    
            for k in dir(obj):
                if k in ['__dict__']:
                    continue
                o = getattr(obj, k)
                if type(o) in ignoreTypes:
                    continue
                strtyp = str(type(o))
                if ignoreRegex.search(strtyp):
                    continue
                #if isinstance(o, types.ObjectType) and strtyp == "<type 'method-wrapper'>":
                    #continue
                
                #if verbose:
                    #print indent, k, '?'
                refs = [r for r in gc.get_referrers(o) if type(r) != types.FrameType]
                if len(refs) == 1:
                    s = objectSize(o, ignore=ignore, verbose=verbose, depth=depth+1)
                    size += s
                    if verbose:
    
                        print(indent + "  +", k, s)
    
                #else:
                    #if verbose:
                        #print indent + '  -', k, len(refs)
        return size
    
    class GarbageWatcher:
        """
        Convenient dictionary for holding weak references to objects.
        Mainly used to check whether the objects have been collect yet or not.
        
        Example:
            gw = GarbageWatcher()
            gw['objName'] = obj
            gw['objName2'] = obj2
            gw.check()  
            
        
        """
        def __init__(self):
            self.objs = weakref.WeakValueDictionary()
            self.allNames = []
            
        def add(self, obj, name):
            self.objs[name] = obj
            self.allNames.append(name)
            
        def __setitem__(self, name, obj):
            self.add(obj, name)
            
        def check(self):
            """Print a list of all watched objects and whether they have been collected."""
            gc.collect()
            dead = self.allNames[:]
            alive = []
            for k in self.objs:
                dead.remove(k)
                alive.append(k)
    
            print("Deleted objects:", dead)
            print("Live objects:", alive)
    
            
        def __getitem__(self, item):
            return self.objs[item]
    
        
    class Profiler:
        """Simple profiler allowing measurement of multiple time intervals.
        
        Example:
            prof = Profiler('Function')
              ... do stuff ...
            prof.mark('did stuff')
              ... do other stuff ...
            prof.mark('did other stuff')
            prof.finish()
        """
        depth = 0
        
        def __init__(self, msg="Profiler", disabled=False):
            self.depth = Profiler.depth 
            Profiler.depth += 1
            
            self.disabled = disabled
            if disabled: 
                return
            self.t0 = ptime.time()
            self.t1 = self.t0
            self.msg = "  "*self.depth + msg
    
            print(self.msg, ">>> Started")
    
        
        def mark(self, msg=''):
            if self.disabled: 
                return
            t1 = ptime.time()
    
            print("  "+self.msg, msg, "%gms" % ((t1-self.t1)*1000))
    
            self.t1 = t1
            
        def finish(self):
            if self.disabled: 
                return
            t1 = ptime.time()
    
            print(self.msg, '<<< Finished, total time:', "%gms" % ((t1-self.t0)*1000))
    
            
        def __del__(self):
            Profiler.depth -= 1
            
    
    def profile(code, name='profile_run', sort='cumulative', num=30):
        """Common-use for cProfile"""
        cProfile.run(code, name)
        stats = pstats.Stats(name)
        stats.sort_stats(sort)
        stats.print_stats(num)
        return stats
            
            
      
    #### Code for listing (nearly) all objects in the known universe
    #### http://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/GetAllObjects
    # Recursively expand slist's objects
    # into olist, using seen to track
    # already processed objects.
    def _getr(slist, olist, first=True):
        i = 0 
        for e in slist:
            
            oid = id(e)
            typ = type(e)
    
            if oid in olist or typ is int:    ## or e in olist:     ## since we're excluding all ints, there is no longer a need to check for olist keys
    
                continue
            olist[oid] = e
            if first and (i%1000) == 0:
                gc.collect()
            tl = gc.get_referents(e)
            if tl:
                _getr(tl, olist, first=False)
            i += 1        
    # The public function.
    def get_all_objects():
        """Return a list of all live Python objects (excluding int and long), not including the list itself."""
        gc.collect()
        gcl = gc.get_objects()
        olist = {}
        _getr(gcl, olist)
        
        del olist[id(olist)]
        del olist[id(gcl)]
        del olist[id(sys._getframe())]
        return olist
    
    
    def lookup(oid, objects=None):
        """Return an object given its ID, if it exists."""
        if objects is None:
            objects = get_all_objects()
        return objects[oid]
            
            
                        
            
    class ObjTracker:
        """
        Tracks all objects under the sun, reporting the changes between snapshots: what objects are created, deleted, and persistent.
        This class is very useful for tracking memory leaks. The class goes to great (but not heroic) lengths to avoid tracking 
        its own internal objects.
        
        Example:
            ot = ObjTracker()   # takes snapshot of currently existing objects
               ... do stuff ...
            ot.diff()           # prints lists of objects created and deleted since ot was initialized
               ... do stuff ...
            ot.diff()           # prints lists of objects created and deleted since last call to ot.diff()
                                # also prints list of items that were created since initialization AND have not been deleted yet
                                #   (if done correctly, this list can tell you about objects that were leaked)
               
            arrays = ot.findPersistent('ndarray')  ## returns all objects matching 'ndarray' (string match, not instance checking)
                                                   ## that were considered persistent when the last diff() was run
                                                   
            describeObj(arrays[0])    ## See if we can determine who has references to this array
        """
        
        
        allObjs = {} ## keep track of all objects created and stored within class instances
        allObjs[id(allObjs)] = None
        
        def __init__(self):
            self.startRefs = {}        ## list of objects that exist when the tracker is initialized {oid: weakref}
                                       ##   (If it is not possible to weakref the object, then the value is None)
            self.startCount = {}       
            self.newRefs = {}          ## list of objects that have been created since initialization
            self.persistentRefs = {}   ## list of objects considered 'persistent' when the last diff() was called
            self.objTypes = {}
                
            ObjTracker.allObjs[id(self)] = None
            self.objs = [self.__dict__, self.startRefs, self.startCount, self.newRefs, self.persistentRefs, self.objTypes]
            self.objs.append(self.objs)
            for v in self.objs:
                ObjTracker.allObjs[id(v)] = None
                
            self.start()
    
        def findNew(self, regex):
            """Return all objects matching regex that were considered 'new' when the last diff() was run."""
            return self.findTypes(self.newRefs, regex)
        
        def findPersistent(self, regex):
            """Return all objects matching regex that were considered 'persistent' when the last diff() was run."""
            return self.findTypes(self.persistentRefs, regex)
            
        
        def start(self):
            """
            Remember the current set of objects as the comparison for all future calls to diff()
            Called automatically on init, but can be called manually as well.
            """
            refs, count, objs = self.collect()
            for r in self.startRefs:
                self.forgetRef(self.startRefs[r])
            self.startRefs.clear()
            self.startRefs.update(refs)
            for r in refs:
                self.rememberRef(r)
            self.startCount.clear()
            self.startCount.update(count)
            #self.newRefs.clear()
            #self.newRefs.update(refs)
    
        def diff(self, **kargs):
            """
            Compute all differences between the current object set and the reference set.
            Print a set of reports for created, deleted, and persistent objects
            """
            refs, count, objs = self.collect()   ## refs contains the list of ALL objects
            
            ## Which refs have disappeared since call to start()  (these are only displayed once, then forgotten.)
            delRefs = {}
            for i in self.startRefs.keys():
                if i not in refs:
                    delRefs[i] = self.startRefs[i]
                    del self.startRefs[i]
                    self.forgetRef(delRefs[i])
            for i in self.newRefs.keys():
                if i not in refs:
                    delRefs[i] = self.newRefs[i]
                    del self.newRefs[i]
                    self.forgetRef(delRefs[i])
            #print "deleted:", len(delRefs)
                    
            ## Which refs have appeared since call to start() or diff()
            persistentRefs = {}      ## created since start(), but before last diff()
            createRefs = {}          ## created since last diff()
            for o in refs:
                if o not in self.startRefs:       
                    if o not in self.newRefs:     
                        createRefs[o] = refs[o]          ## object has been created since last diff()
                    else:
                        persistentRefs[o] = refs[o]      ## object has been created since start(), but before last diff() (persistent)
            #print "new:", len(newRefs)
                    
            ## self.newRefs holds the entire set of objects created since start()
            for r in self.newRefs:
                self.forgetRef(self.newRefs[r])
            self.newRefs.clear()
            self.newRefs.update(persistentRefs)
            self.newRefs.update(createRefs)
            for r in self.newRefs:
                self.rememberRef(self.newRefs[r])
            #print "created:", len(createRefs)
            
            ## self.persistentRefs holds all objects considered persistent.
            self.persistentRefs.clear()
            self.persistentRefs.update(persistentRefs)
            
                    
    
            print("----------- Count changes since start: ----------")
    
            c1 = count.copy()
            for k in self.startCount:
                c1[k] = c1.get(k, 0) - self.startCount[k]
    
            typs = list(c1.keys())
    
            typs.sort(lambda a,b: cmp(c1[a], c1[b]))
            for t in typs:
                if c1[t] == 0:
                    continue
                num = "%d" % c1[t]
    
                print("  " + num + " "*(10-len(num)) + str(t))
    
            print("-----------  %d Deleted since last diff: ------------" % len(delRefs))
    
            self.report(delRefs, objs, **kargs)
    
            print("-----------  %d Created since last diff: ------------" % len(createRefs))
    
            self.report(createRefs, objs, **kargs)
    
            print("-----------  %d Created since start (persistent): ------------" % len(persistentRefs))
    
            self.report(persistentRefs, objs, **kargs)
            
            
        def __del__(self):
            self.startRefs.clear()
            self.startCount.clear()
            self.newRefs.clear()
            self.persistentRefs.clear()
            
            del ObjTracker.allObjs[id(self)]
            for v in self.objs:
                del ObjTracker.allObjs[id(v)]
                
        @classmethod
        def isObjVar(cls, o):
            return type(o) is cls or id(o) in cls.allObjs
                
        def collect(self):
    
            print("Collecting list of all objects...")
    
            gc.collect()
            objs = get_all_objects()
            frame = sys._getframe()
            del objs[id(frame)]  ## ignore the current frame 
            del objs[id(frame.f_code)]
            
    
            ignoreTypes = [int]
    
            refs = {}
            count = {}
            for k in objs:
                o = objs[k]
                typ = type(o)
                oid = id(o)
                if ObjTracker.isObjVar(o) or typ in ignoreTypes:
                    continue
                
                try:
                    ref = weakref.ref(obj)
                except:
                    ref = None
                refs[oid] = ref
                typ = type(o)
                typStr = typeStr(o)
                self.objTypes[oid] = typStr
                ObjTracker.allObjs[id(typStr)] = None
                count[typ] = count.get(typ, 0) + 1
                
    
            print("All objects: %d   Tracked objects: %d" % (len(objs), len(refs)))
    
            return refs, count, objs
            
        def forgetRef(self, ref):
            if ref is not None:
                del ObjTracker.allObjs[id(ref)]
            
        def rememberRef(self, ref):
            ## Record the address of the weakref object so it is not included in future object counts.
            if ref is not None:
                ObjTracker.allObjs[id(ref)] = None
                
            
        def lookup(self, oid, ref, objs=None):
            if ref is None or ref() is None:
                try:
                    obj = lookup(oid, objects=objs)
                except:
                    obj = None
            else:
                obj = ref()
            return obj
                        
                        
        def report(self, refs, allobjs=None, showIDs=False):
            if allobjs is None:
                allobjs = get_all_objects()
            
            count = {}
            rev = {}
            for oid in refs:
                obj = self.lookup(oid, refs[oid], allobjs)
                if obj is None:
                    typ = "[del] " + self.objTypes[oid]
                else:
                    typ = typeStr(obj)
                if typ not in rev:
                    rev[typ] = []
                rev[typ].append(oid)
                c = count.get(typ, [0,0])
                count[typ] =  [c[0]+1, c[1]+objectSize(obj)]
    
            typs = list(count.keys())
    
            typs.sort(lambda a,b: cmp(count[a][1], count[b][1]))
            
            for t in typs:
                line = "  %d\t%d\t%s" % (count[t][0], count[t][1], t)
                if showIDs:
                    line += "\t"+",".join(map(str,rev[t]))
    
            
        def findTypes(self, refs, regex):
            allObjs = get_all_objects()
            ids = {}
            objs = []
            r = re.compile(regex)
            for k in refs:
                if r.search(self.objTypes[k]):
                    objs.append(self.lookup(k, refs[k], allObjs))
            return objs
            
    
        
        
    def describeObj(obj, depth=4, path=None, ignore=None):
        """
        Trace all reference paths backward, printing a list of different ways this object can be accessed.
        Attempts to answer the question "who has a reference to this object"
        """
        if path is None:
            path = [obj]
        if ignore is None:
            ignore = {}   ## holds IDs of objects used within the function.
        ignore[id(sys._getframe())] = None
        ignore[id(path)] = None
        gc.collect()
        refs = gc.get_referrers(obj)
        ignore[id(refs)] = None
        printed=False
        for ref in refs:
            if id(ref) in ignore:
                continue
    
            if id(ref) in list(map(id, path)):
                print("Cyclic reference: " + refPathString([ref]+path))
    
                printed = True
                continue
            newPath = [ref]+path
            if len(newPath) >= depth:
                refStr = refPathString(newPath)
                if '[_]' not in refStr:           ## ignore '_' references generated by the interactive shell
    
                    print(refStr)
    
                printed = True
            else:
                describeObj(ref, depth, newPath, ignore)
                printed = True
        if not printed:
    
            print("Dead end: " + refPathString(path))
    
            
        
        
    def typeStr(obj):
        """Create a more useful type string by making <instance> types report their class."""
        typ = type(obj)
        if typ == types.InstanceType:
            return "<instance of %s>" % obj.__class__.__name__
        else:
            return str(typ)
        
    def searchRefs(obj, *args):
        """Pseudo-interactive function for tracing references backward.
        Arguments:
            obj:   The initial object from which to start searching
            args:  A set of string or int arguments.
                   each integer selects one of obj's referrers to be the new 'obj'
                   each string indicates an action to take on the current 'obj':
                      t:  print the types of obj's referrers
                      l:  print the lengths of obj's referrers (if they have __len__)
                      i:  print the IDs of obj's referrers
                      o:  print obj
                      ro: return obj
                      rr: return list of obj's referrers
        
        Examples:
           searchRefs(obj, 't')                    ## Print types of all objects referring to obj
           searchRefs(obj, 't', 0, 't')            ##   ..then select the first referrer and print the types of its referrers
           searchRefs(obj, 't', 0, 't', 'l')       ##   ..also print lengths of the last set of referrers
           searchRefs(obj, 0, 1, 'ro')             ## Select index 0 from obj's referrer, then select index 1 from the next set of referrers, then return that object
           
        """
        ignore = {id(sys._getframe()): None}
        gc.collect()
        refs = gc.get_referrers(obj)
        ignore[id(refs)] = None
        refs = [r for r in refs if id(r) not in ignore]
        for a in args:
            
            #fo = allFrameObjs()
            #refs = [r for r in refs if r not in fo]
            
            if type(a) is int:
                obj = refs[a]
                gc.collect()
                refs = gc.get_referrers(obj)
                ignore[id(refs)] = None
                refs = [r for r in refs if id(r) not in ignore]
            elif a == 't':
    
                print(list(map(typeStr, refs)))
    
            elif a == 'i':
    
                print(list(map(id, refs)))
    
            elif a == 'l':
                def slen(o):
                    if hasattr(o, '__len__'):
                        return len(o)
                    else:
                        return None
    
                print(list(map(slen, refs)))
    
            elif a == 'o':
    
            elif a == 'ro':
                return obj
            elif a == 'rr':
                return refs
        
    def allFrameObjs():
        """Return list of frame objects in current stack. Useful if you want to ignore these objects in refernece searches"""
        f = sys._getframe()
        objs = []
        while f is not None:
            objs.append(f)
            objs.append(f.f_code)
            #objs.append(f.f_locals)
            #objs.append(f.f_globals)
            #objs.append(f.f_builtins)
            f = f.f_back
        return objs
            
        
    def findObj(regex):
        """Return a list of objects whose typeStr matches regex"""
        allObjs = get_all_objects()
        objs = []
        r = re.compile(regex)
        for i in allObjs:
            obj = allObjs[i]
            if r.search(typeStr(obj)):
                objs.append(obj)
        return objs
        
    
    
    def listRedundantModules():
        """List modules that have been imported more than once via different paths."""
        mods = {}
    
        for name, mod in sys.modules.items():
    
            if not hasattr(mod, '__file__'):
                continue
            mfile = os.path.abspath(mod.__file__)
            if mfile[-1] == 'c':
                mfile = mfile[:-1]
            if mfile in mods:
    
                print("module at %s has 2 names: %s, %s" % (mfile, name, mods[mfile]))
    
            else:
                mods[mfile] = name
                
    
    def walkQObjectTree(obj, counts=None, verbose=False, depth=0):
        """
        Walk through a tree of QObjects, doing nothing to them.
        The purpose of this function is to find dead objects and generate a crash
        immediately rather than stumbling upon them later.
        Prints a count of the objects encountered, for fun. (or is it?)
        """
        
        if verbose:
    
            print("  "*depth + typeStr(obj))
    
        report = False
        if counts is None:
            counts = {}
            report = True
        typ = str(type(obj))
        try:
            counts[typ] += 1
        except KeyError:
            counts[typ] = 1
        for child in obj.children():
            walkQObjectTree(child, counts, verbose, depth+1)
            
        return counts
    
    QObjCache = {}
    def qObjectReport(verbose=False):
        """Generate a report counting all QObjects and their types"""
        global qObjCache
        count = {}
        for obj in findObj('PyQt'):
            if isinstance(obj, QtCore.QObject):
                oid = id(obj)
                if oid not in QObjCache:
                    QObjCache[oid] = typeStr(obj) + "  " + obj.objectName()
                    try:
                        QObjCache[oid] += "  " + obj.parent().objectName()
                        QObjCache[oid] += "  " + obj.text()
                    except:
                        pass
    
                print("check obj", oid, str(QObjCache[oid]))
    
                if obj.parent() is None:
                    walkQObjectTree(obj, count, verbose)
                
    
        typs = list(count.keys())
    
        typs.sort()
        for t in typs:
    
            print(count[t], "\t", t)