getpackagename.py

# This code is a part of CrashKit, a web-based crash collection and analysis software
# (http://crashkitapp.appspot.com). Please consider it to be in public domain.

def get_package_name(frame):
  shortest_package = frame.f_globals.get('__name__')
  if shortest_package is None:  # afaik this only happens while importing a module
    for folder in sys.path:
      folder = os.path.abspath(folder).replace('\\', '/')
      if not folder.endswith('/'):
        folder += '/'
      if filename.startswith(folder):
        package = filename[len(folder):]
        if package.endswith('.py'):  package = package[:-3]
        if package.endswith('.pyc'): package = package[:-4]
        package = package.replace('/', '.')
    
        if shortest_package is None or len(package) < len(shortest_package):
          shortest_package = package
  return shortest_package