How to see the source code of a function in python?

Question

For example sha256 encoding function

Answer 1

Have you tried this :)
import inspect,this
print(inspect.getsource(this))

edit:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/427453/how-can-i-get-the-source-code-of-a-JUMP_LINK__&&__python__&&__JUMP_LINK-function

Answer 2

The source code for Python's built-in functions is written in c and can only be accessed by looking at the Python's source code (hosted on Mercurial or downloadable from https://www.python.org/downloads/source/)​.

But you can get source code of methods and defined functions:

https://code.sololearn.com/cE8HJLBJXSPK/?ref=app

Answer 3

Daljeet Singh it is working but only for user defined functions not for inbuilt function 😞

https://code.sololearn.com/cAHsIKZvIkoC/?ref=app

Answer 4

PythonPip
It's not working for time module

https://code.sololearn.com/cRG8Yi32ChvX/?ref=app

Answer 5

karangreat Yeah, that is because it is coded in c language.