code: def init_args(cls):
      
      # This looks insanely goofy, but seems to literally be the
      # only thing that actually works.  Your obvious ways to
      # accomplish this task do not apply here.
      try:
          # Assume it's a factory function, static method, or other callable
          argspec = getargspec(cls)
      except TypeError:
          # assume it's a class
          argspec = getargspec(cls.__init__)
      args = argspec.args
  
      # Note:  There is a special place in hell for people who don't
      #        call the first method argument 'self'.
      if args[0] == 'self':
          args.remove('self')
  
      return args
docs: Return the __init__ args (minus 'self') for @cls
  
      Args:
          cls: class, instance or callable
      Returns:
          list of str, the arguments minus 'self'