dir() python introspection

[Lafferty]

dir is a python builtin to introspect the objects namespace.

Start Civ4, enter a game, enter python console SHIFT ` on US keyboards i think... or Shift-~ (on german keyboard layout it is SHIFT+ö)

you then are in a python console. to see the Civ python namespace normally it would suffice to just type 'dir()'. That should print out the list of objects... after some thinking: it is

  print dir()

you can also dir() any object... for example. The reason why you need to explicitely print it in Civ4 probably is that the sys output got redirected.

>>a = 1
>>dir(a)
['__abs__', '__add__', '__and__', '__class__', '__cmp__', '__coerce__', '__delat
tr__', '__div__', '__divmod__', '__doc__', '__float__', '__floordiv__', '__getat
tribute__', '__getnewargs__', '__hash__', '__hex__', '__init__', '__int__', '__i
nvert__', '__long__', '__lshift__', '__mod__', '__mul__', '__neg__', '__new__',
'__nonzero__', '__oct__', '__or__', '__pos__', '__pow__', '__radd__', '__rand__'
, '__rdiv__', '__rdivmod__', '__reduce__', '__reduce_ex__', '__repr__', '__rfloo
rdiv__', '__rlshift__', '__rmod__', '__rmul__', '__ror__', '__rpow__', '__rrshif
t__', '__rshift__', '__rsub__', '__rtruediv__', '__rxor__', '__setattr__', '__st
r__', '__sub__', '__truediv__', '__xor__']

anyway...

Calling dir form the Civ4 python console gives me

  ['ActionSubTypes', 'ActivationTypes', 'ActivityTypes', 'AnimationCategoryTypes', ...] <- a LOT more

since this is not nice to read just import something that prints pretty like umm for example prettyprint (pprint)

>>import pprint
>>pprint.pprint(dir())
['ActionSubTypes',
 'ActivationTypes',
 'ActivityTypes',
 'AnimationCategoryTypes',
 'AnimationPathTypes',
 'AnimationTypes',
 'Archipelago',
 'AreaAITypes',
 'ArtStyleTypes',
 'AttitudeTypes',
 'AutomateTypes',
 'Balanced',
 'BonusClassTypes',
 'BonusTypes',
 'BuildTypes',
 'BuildingClassTypes',
 'BuildingTypes',
 'ButtonPopupTypes',
 'ButtonStyles',
 'CalendarTypes',
 'CameraFlyingCB',
 'CameraLookAtTypes',
 'CameraMovementSpeeds',
 'CardinalDirectionTypes',
 'CheckBoxStates',
 'CitySizeTypes',
 'CityTabTypes',
 'CivicOptionTypes',
 'CivicTypes',
 'CivilizationTypes',
 'CivilopediaPageTypes',
 'ClimateTypes',
 'ColorTypes',
 'CombatDetails',
 'CommandTypes',
 'CommerceTypes',
 'ConceptTypes',
 'ContactTypes',
 'Continents',
 'ControlTypes',
 'CultureLevelTypes',
 'CursorTypes',
 'CustomMapOptionTypes',
 'Custom_Continents',
 'CutTreesCB',
 'CvActionInfo',
 'CvAppInterface',
 'CvArtInfoAsset',
 'CvArtInfoBonus',
 'CvArtInfoBuilding',
 'CvArtInfoCivilization',
 'CvArtInfoFeature',
 'CvArtInfoImprovement',
 'CvArtInfoInterface',
 'CvArtInfoLeaderhead',
 'CvArtInfoMisc',
 'CvArtInfoMovie',
 'CvArtInfoScalableAsset',
 'CvArtInfoTerrain',
 'CvArtInfoUnit',
 'CvAssetInfoBase',
 'CvAutomateInfo',
 'CvBonusClassInfo',
 'CvBonusInfo',
 'CvBuildInfo',
 'CvBuildingClassInfo',
 'CvBuildingInfo',
 'CvCivicInfo',
 'CvCivicOptionInfo',
 'CvCivilizationInfo',
 'CvClimateInfo',
 'CvColorInfo',
 'CvCommandInfo',
 'CvCommerceInfo',
 'CvControlInfo',
 'CvCultureLevelInfo',
 'CvDiplomacyInfo',
 'CvDiplomacyTextInfo',
 'CvEffectInfo',
 'CvEmphasizeInfo',
 'CvEraInfo',
 'CvEventInterface',
 'CvFeatureInfo',
 'CvForceControlInfo',
 'CvGameInterface',
 'CvGameOptionInfo',
 'CvGameSpeedInfo',
 'CvGameText',
 'CvGoodyInfo',
 'CvGraphicOptionInfo',
 'CvHandicapInfo',
 'CvHurryInfo',
 'CvImprovementBonusInfo',
 'CvImprovementInfo',
 'CvInfoBase',
 'CvLeaderHeadInfo',
 'CvMPOptionInfo',
 'CvMapScriptInterface',
 'CvMissionInfo',
 'CvPlayerColorInfo',
 'CvPlayerOptionInfo',
 'CvProcessInfo',
 'CvProjectInfo',
 'CvPromotionInfo',
 'CvQuestInfo',
 'CvReligionInfo',
 'CvRouteInfo',
 'CvRouteModelInfo',
 'CvScalableInfo',
 'CvSeaLevelInfo',
 'CvSpecialBuildingInfo',
 'CvSpecialUnitInfo',
 'CvSpecialistInfo',
 'CvTechInfo',
 'CvTerrainInfo',
 'CvTraitInfo',
 'CvTranslator',
 'CvTurnTimerInfo',
 'CvTutorialInfo',
 'CvTutorialMessage',
 'CvUnitClassInfo',
 'CvUnitInfo',
 'CvUpkeepInfo',
 'CvVictoryInfo',
 'CvVoteInfo',
 'CvWBInterface',
 'CvWorldInfo',
 'CvYieldInfo',
 'CyArea',
 'CyArtFileMgr',
 'CyAudioGame',
 'CyCamera',
 'CyCity',
 'CyDeal',
 'CyDiplomacy',
 'CyEngine',
 'CyFractal',
 'CyGFlyoutMenu',
 'CyGInterfaceScreen',
 'CyGTabCtrl',
 'CyGame',
 'CyGameTextMgr',
 'CyGlobalContext',
 'CyGlobeLayer',
 'CyGlobeLayerManager',
 'CyHallOfFameInfo',
 'CyInterface',
 'CyInterfaceScreen',
 'CyMap',
 'CyMapGenerator',
 'CyMessageControl',
 'CyPitboss',
 'CyPlayer',
 'CyPlot',
 'CyPopup',
 'CyPopupInfo',
 'CyPopupReturn',
 'CyPythonMgr',
 'CyRandom',
 'CyReplayInfo',
 'CySelectionGroup',
 'CySign',
 'CyStatistics',
 'CyTeam',
 'CyTranslator',
 'CyUnit',
 'CyUnitEntity',
 'CyUnitSubEntity',
 'CyUserProfile',
 'CyVariableSystem',
 'DLLProfilerCB',
 'DenialTypes',
 'DiploCommentTypes',
 'DiploEventTypes',
 'DiplomacyPowerTypes',
 'Direct3DQueryCB',
 'DirectionTypes',
 'DisableTextureCB',
 'DisplayCutTreesCB',
 'DisplayCutTreesProfileCB',
 'DisplayQuadTreeCB',
 'DomainTypes',
 'DumpGeoStatsCB',
 'EmphasizeTypes',
 'EndTurnButtonStates',
 'EngineDirtyBits',
 'EntityEventTypes',
 'EraTypes',
 'EventContextTypes',
 'EventMessage',
 'FOWInfo',
 'FOWVis',
 'FeatTypes',
 'FeatureTypes',
 'FlavorTypes',
 'FogOfWarModeTypes',
 'FogofWarCB',
 'FontSymbols',
 'FontTypes',
 'ForceControlTypes',
 'FreezeCamera',
 'FullScreenCB',
 'GameMessageTypes',
 'GameOptionTypes',
 'GameResetUnitsCB',
 'GameSpeedTypes',
 'GameStateTypes',
 'GameToggleDiplomacyLoggingCB',
 'GameTurnInfo',
 'GamebryoCB',
 'GenericButtonSizes',
 'GlobeViewCB',
 'GoodyTypes',
 'GraphicOptionTypes',
 'Great_Plains',
 'GridModeCB',
 'HandicapTypes',
 'HealthBarTypes',
 'HideAllCB',
 'HideBarsCB',
 'HideBeamsCB',
 'HideBonusesCB',
 'HideBuildingsCB',
 'HideCityBillboardsCB',
 'HideCultureCB',
 'HideCursorCB',
 'HideDecalsCB',
 'HideEffectsCB',
 'HideEntitiesCB',
 'HideFeaturesCB',
 'HideFlagsCB',
 'HideGenericBuildingsCB',
 'HideRoutesCB',
 'HideSubUnitsCB',
 'HideSymbolsCB',
 'HideTerrainCB',
 'HideUnitEntitiesCB',
 'HideWaterCB',
 'HideWavesCB',
 'Highlands',
 'HitTestTypes',
 'Hub',
 'HurryTypes',
 'IDInfo',
 'Ice_Age',
 'ImprovementTypes',
 'InfoBarTypes',
 'Inland_Sea',
 'InputTypes',
 'InterfaceDirtyBits',
 'InterfaceModeTypes',
 'InterfaceVisibility',
 'InvisibleTypes',
 'Islands',
 'Lakes',
 'LeaderHeadTypes',
 'LeaderheadAction',
 'LockQuadTreeVisCB',
 'Maze',
 'MemoryTypes',
 'MinimapModeTypes',
 'Mirror',
 'MissionAITypes',
 'MissionData',
 'MissionTypes',
 'MonthTypes',
 'MouseFlags',
 'MultiplayerOptionTypes',
 'MusicCB',
 'NiColorA',
 'NiMatrix3',
 'NiPoint2',
 'NiPoint3',
 'NiTextOut',
 'NotifyCode',
 'Oasis',
 'OrderData',
 'OrderTypes',
 'PBGameSetupData',
 'PBPlayerAdminData',
 'PBPlayerSetupData',
 'PFEnableCB',
 'PFUpdateCB',
 'POINT',
 'PanelStyles',
 'Pangaea',
 'PauseEngineCB',
 'PlayerColorTypes',
 'PlayerOptionTypes',
 'PlayerTypes',
 'PlotLandscapeLayers',
 'PlotStyles',
 'PlotTypes',
 'PopupStates',
 'ProbabilityTypes',
 'ProcessTypes',
 'ProfilerCB',
 'ProfilerResetMinMaxCB',
 'ProfilerTurnLockOnCB',
 'ProjectTypes',
 'PromotionTypes',
 'RSEnableCB',
 'RedrawGlobeViewCB',
 'RedrawMinimapCB',
 'ReligionTypes',
 'ReplayMessageTypes',
 'Ring',
 'RiverTypes',
 'RouteTypes',
 'SeaLevelTypes',
 'SeasonTypes',
 'ShaderDescCB',
 'ShowEntityBoundingSpheresCB',
 'ShowOnlyAlphaSortingCB',
 'ShowTerrainBoundingSpheresCB',
 'SlowMotionCB',
 'SpecialBuildingTypes',
 'SpecialistTypes',
 'SunLightDebugCB',
 'SymbolTypes',
 'TabGroupTypes',
 'TableStyles',
 'TaskTypes',
 'TeamTypes',
 'Team_Battleground',
 'TechTypes',
 'Terra',
 'TerrainCameraCB',
 'TerrainNormalsCB',
 'TerrainScreenCapCB',
 'TerrainTypes',
 'TestDebugText',
 'Tilted_Axis',
 'ToggleDecLandLODCB',
 'ToggleIncLandLODCB',
 'ToolTipAlignTypes',
 'TradeData',
 'TradeableItems',
 'TraitTypes',
 'TurnTimerTypes',
 'UnitAITypes',
 'UnitClassTypes',
 'UnitDebugMenuCB',
 'UnitLightDebugCB',
 'UnitTypes',
 'UpdateCultureCB',
 'UpkeepTypes',
 'VictoryTypes',
 'VoteTypes',
 'WarPlanTypes',
 'Wheel',
 'WidgetAnim',
 'WidgetTypes',
 'WireframeCB',
 'WorldBuilderPopupTypes',
 'WorldSizeTypes',
 'WriteFogWarTextureCB',
 'XYCoords',
 'YieldTypes',
 'ZoomLevelTypes',
 '__builtins__',
 '__doc__',
 '__name__',
 'addImportModule',
 'addWBPlayerControlTabs',
 'atWar',
 'callUpdater',
 'cardinalDirectionToDirection',
 'directionXY',
 'directionXYFromPlot',
 'dxWrap',
 'dyWrap',
 'f',
 'false',
 'finalImprovementUpgrade',
 'gc',
 'getAlarmHour',
 'getAlarmHourLeft',
 'getAlarmMin',
 'getAlarmMinLeft',
 'getChtLvl',
 'getClockText',
 'getCyDefinesVarSystem',
 'getEra',
 'getExeLinkDate',
 'getLandPlotsAsset',
 'getLandPlotsScore',
 'getModulePathName',
 'getOppositeCardinalDirection',
 'getPopulationAsset',
 'getPopulationPower',
 'getPopulationScore',
 'getSyncRandomSeed',
 'getTechScore',
 'getWBSaveExtension',
 'getWBSaveFolder',
 'getWBToolEditTabCtrl',
 'getWBToolNormalMapTabCtrl',
 'getWBToolNormalPlayerTabCtrl',
 'getWonderScore',
 'imp',
 'initWBToolEditCtrl',
 'initWBToolEditCtrlTab',
 'initWBToolPlayerControl',
 'isAlarmOn',
 'isLimitedProject',
 'isLimitedUnitClass',
 'isLimitedWonderClass',
 'isMouseOverGameSurface',
 'isNationalUnitClass',
 'isNationalWonderClass',
 'isPotentialEnemy',
 'isPromotionValid',
 'isTeamProject',
 'isTeamUnitClass',
 'isTeamWonderClass',
 'isTechRequiredForBuilding',
 'isTechRequiredForProject',
 'isTechRequiredForUnit',
 'isWorldProject',
 'isWorldUnitClass',
 'isWorldWonderClass',
 'loadImportModule',
 'myDbgOutput',
 'myErrOutput',
 'myImportHandler',
 'plotCardinalDirection',
 'plotCity',
 'plotCityXY',
 'plotCityXYFromCity',
 'plotDirection',
 'plotDistance',
 'plotXY',
 'pprint',
 'refreshWBEditCtrlReligionButtons',
 'setAlarmHour',
 'setAlarmMin',
 'setFocusToCVG',
 'setHeights',
 'setWBInitialCtrlTabPlacement',
 'shuffleList',
 'splotCardinalDirection',
 'splotXY',
 'stepDistance',
 'sys',
 'toggleAlarm',
 'true',
 'updateGameProgressBar']

Well, lets see what we can do with that info spam...

>> pprint.pprint(dir(TerrainTypes))
['NO_TERRAIN',
 '__abs__',
 '__add__',
 '__and__',
 '__class__',
 '__cmp__',
 '__coerce__',
 '__delattr__',
 '__div__',
 '__divmod__',
 '__doc__',
 '__float__',
 '__floordiv__',
 '__getattribute__',
 '__getnewargs__',
 '__hash__',
 '__hex__',
 '__init__',
 '__int__',
 '__invert__',
 '__long__',
 '__lshift__',
 '__mod__',
 '__module__',
 '__mul__',
 '__neg__',
 '__new__',
 '__nonzero__',
 '__oct__',
 '__or__',
 '__pos__',
 '__pow__',
 '__radd__',
 '__rand__',
 '__rdiv__',
 '__rdivmod__',
 '__reduce__',
 '__reduce_ex__',
 '__repr__',
 '__rfloordiv__',
 '__rlshift__',
 '__rmod__',
 '__rmul__',
 '__ror__',
 '__rpow__',
 '__rrshift__',
 '__rshift__',
 '__rsub__',
 '__rtruediv__',
 '__rxor__',
 '__setattr__',
 '__slots__',
 '__str__',
 '__sub__',
 '__truediv__',
 '__xor__',
 'name',
 'values']

and so on... happy exploring

[TheDarkside]

Do you need to set any flags to be able to open the console?

SHIFT + ~ does nothing for me

[Lafferty]

yeah...

Since i modified so many things in my .ini i can only give you a wild guess

CheatCode = chipotle

[TheDarkside]

Originally posted by Lafferty
yeah...

Since i modified so many things in my .ini i can only give you a wild guess

CheatCode = chipotle

nice, that did it!