Can Python do this?

[Paul Rubin]

"Robert Oschler" <Oschler at earthlink.net> writes:
> Hello, Python newbie here.
> 
> Let's say I'd like to build a method name into a string variable (e.g.
> "FuncCall" + "1" to attempt to call "FuncCall1").  Can I then call that
> method by somehow having the interpreter evaluate the string variable into a
> call to the desired method? (I know this is usually done in a language like
> Prolog or Lisp but I'm hoping Python can do it too.)
> 
> If so, can you point me to a good article or example of such that would show
> me the relevant Python syntax.

    x = my_class()                   # x is an instance of some class
    method_name = "FuncCall" + "1"   # gives "FuncCall1"
    method = getattr(x, method_name) # find the method
    method (args)                    # call the method

is preferable to using eval, if method_name is actually defined for
my_class.  However, if method_name is only defined for some class that
my_class inherits from, and not from my_class itself, then this won't
work.

Anyone know a way to find a method taking inheritance into account?