has_method

[Gandalf]

> Well, one way is try/except:
>
> try:
>    a.someMethod(arg1, arg2)
> except AttributeError:
>    print "Aarrgghh!"
>
But since I have my method name in a variable, it will be this way:

methods = dir(self)
if methodname in methods:
    cmd = "self." + methodname
    method = eval(cmd)

This is what I wanted to avoid - i.e. the use of eval. There must be an 
easier and quicker way to do this.