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Robustly get the [[Prototype]] of an object. Uses the best available method.
## Getting started
```sh
npm install --save get-proto
```
## Usage/Examples
```js
const assert = require('assert');
const getProto = require('get-proto');
const a = { a: 1, b: 2, [Symbol.toStringTag]: 'foo' };
const b = { c: 3, __proto__: a };
assert.equal(getProto(b), a);
assert.equal(getProto(a), Object.prototype);
assert.equal(getProto({ __proto__: null }), null);
```
## Tests
Clone the repo, `npm install`, and run `npm test`
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