Using exec

[Roman Suzi]

On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Kerim Borchaev wrote:

> I need to reference an object's method given a string representation
> of it's name. Now I do it like this:
> 
> exec( "c."+MethonName+"()" )

getattr(c, "MethonName")()
 
> or if I need to create an instance of class named ClassName I do this:
> 
> exec( "inst="+ClassName+"()" )

inst = eval(ClassName)()
 
or even

inst = vars()[ClassName]()

(or globals() instead of vars())

> but it seems ugly to me.

Depends on what are you trying to do with these things.
 
> Is it the right thing to do it this way?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
>  Kerim                          mailto:warkid at storm.ru

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You are welcome!

Sincerely yours, Roman A.Suzi
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