import types
import inspect

def get_doc(obj, member):
    found = []
    if hasattr(obj, '__dict__') and member in obj.__dict__:
        found.append(obj.__dict__[member])

    if isinstance(obj, (type, types.ClassType)):
        search_order = inspect.getmro(obj)
    else:
        search_order = inspect.getmro(obj.__class__)

    for entry in search_order:
        if member in entry.__dict__:
            if hasattr(entry.__dict__[member], '__set__'):
                return entry.__dict__[member].__doc__
            found.append(entry.__dict__[member])
            return found[0].__doc__


def get_docstrings(obj):
    try:
        members = dir(obj)
    except Exception:
        members = []
    return [(member, get_doc(obj, member)) for member in members]