convert string literal to object attribute

[BiraRai]

def getAttributeForProperty(self,rollnumber,attribute):
# attribute have the value _ward
'''
If year is null then use current year.
Returns the value of the attribute for the given roll number
'''
print 'Searching for attribute', attribute
for index, i in enumerate(self._aa):
if (rollnumber == i._roll_number) and ( hasattr(i,attribute) ) :
print index,i.attribute (COMPILER ERROR HERE)
return i.attribute
return
print "\n"
return

i want i.attribute to be treated as i._ward

I get a compile error "instance has no attribute 'attribute' " which i
understand.  how do i fix this

HELP
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Re: convert string literal to object attribute

[BiraRai]

On Oct 31, 3:00 pm, Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:40:02 -0700, BiraRai wrote:
> > def getAttributeForProperty(self,rollnumber,attribute):
> >    # attribute have the value _ward
> >    '''
> >    If year is null then use current year. Returns the value of the
> >    attribute for the given roll number '''
> >    print 'Searching for attribute', attribute for index, i in
> >    enumerate(self._aa):
> >        if (rollnumber == i._roll_number) and ( hasattr
> (i,attribute) ) :
> >            print index,i.attribute (COMPILER ERROR HERE) return
> i.attribute
> >            return
> >    print "\n"
> >    return
>
> > i want i.attribute to be treated as i._ward
>
> Look at the `getattr()` function.
>
> > I get a compile error "instance has no attribute 'attribute' " which i
> > understand.  how do i fix this
>
> It's not a compile error but a runtime error.
>
> Ciao,
>         Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch

Thanks Marc, worked great.

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object creation

[BiraRai]

for record in roll:
x = box()
x.createSomething(record)
do something 


Can anyone tell me why python keeps return the original object x that
was created in the FOR loop.  I want to instantiate a new x object for
each iteration of the FOR loop

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Re: object creation

[BiraRai]

On Nov 14, 5:44 pm, George Sakkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Nov 14, 5:16 pm, BiraRai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > for record in roll:
> >     x = box()
> >     x.createSomething(record)
> >     do something 
>
> > Can anyone tell me why python keeps return the original object x that
> > was created in the FOR loop.  I want to instantiate a new x object for
> > each iteration of the FOR loop
>
> What is box()? Pasting its definition would help.
>
> George

class box:
   a = int()
   b = int()

  def createSomething(self,x):


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