https://github.com/neutrinoceros/wxc

A command line tool to query source code from your current Python env
https://github.com/neutrinoceros/wxc

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A command line tool to query source code from your current Python env

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/neutrinoceros/wxc
• Owner: neutrinoceros
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2020-05-23T20:34:14.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-10-06T19:28:37.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-10T03:16:44.137Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: developer-tools, python, python-environment
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.21 MB
• Stars: 17
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# wxc

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`wxc` (pronounced "which") allows you to inspect source code in your Python

environment from the command line. It is based on the `inspect` module from the

standard library.

## Installation

```shell

$ python -m pip install wxc

```

## Usage

Get the version number of a package in your current environment



    



Locate the file from which a Python package is imported



    



Locate a specific method's source code



    



View the source code of function directly from the terminal stdout



    



`wxc` tries to be helpful when you mistype



    



For more, run

```shell

$ wxc --help

```

## Known limitations

`wxc` is not currently able to retrieve the source of compiled code binded into

Python. It should however correctly point to the compiled file that an object is

imported from.

`wxc` should never be installed in isolation (for instance via

[pipx](https://pipxproject.github.io/pipx/)) since it would completely defeat

its purpose.

## Notes

- `wxc` is fully tested on macOS, Linux, and partially on Windows

- this project was formerly named "whych" and renamed to avoid confusion with the

  pypi-available package of the same name.