>>> a = range( 1, 11 )
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
>>> ( eval( 'a.'+[].__methods__[-2] )() or a )
# ( take a guess ... )
[10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
or maybe:
>>> import sys
>>> eval( eval( 'dir()[-1]', sys.__dict__ ), sys.__dict__ )
'0.9.9 (Sep 7 1993)'
And numerous other ways to avoid actually naming the act!
- Steve M.