On Nov 20, 11:44 am, r0g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi There, > > I know you can use eval to dynamically generate the name of a function > you may want to call. Can it (or some equivalent method) also be used to > do the same thing for the variables of a class e.g. > > class Foo(): > bar = 1 > gum = 2 > > mylist = ['bar','gum'] > > a = Foo() > for each in mylist: > a.eval(each) = 999 > > If so, what is the proper syntax/method for this.
You mention "variables of a class" but you then proceed to poke at an instance of the class. They are two different things. Which do you mean? In any case, use the built-in function setattr to set attribute values for an object or for a class. setattr(a, 'bar', 999) is equivalent to a.bar = 999 setattr(Foo, 'bar', 456) is equivalent to Foo.bar = 456 Check out setattr (and getattr) in the docs. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
