# String class import string print 'Callables in class string:' print [a for a in dir(string) if callable(getattr(string,a))] print 'Non-callables in class string:' print [a for a in dir(string) if not callable(getattr(string,a))] # String instance s="Hallo"; print 'Callables in a string object:' print [a for a in dir(s) if callable(getattr(s,a))] print 'Non-callables in a string object:' print [a for a in dir(s) if not callable(getattr(s,a))]