Call variable as a function

[Nick Coghlan]

Steve Holden wrote:
> There's always a way:
> 
>  >>> def test():
> ...   print "hello"
> ...
>  >>> var = "test"
>  >>> eval("%s()" % var)
> hello

I'd go with locals() for the simple case of a name lookup:

Py> def test():
...   print "Hi there!"
...
Py> var = "test"
Py> locals()[var]()
Hi there!

Cheers,
Nick.

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