getattr/setattr q.

[Steve Holden]

Steven Bethard wrote:
> Steve Holden wrote:
>> You don't need setattr/getattr if you know in advance the name of the 
>> attribute you need to access and you can get a reference to the object 
>> whose attribute it is. So:
>>
>>  >>> x = "Hello, Paulo"
>>  >>> import sys
>>  >>> sys.modules['__main__'].x
>> 'Hello, Paulo'
> 
> a.k.a
> 
>      >>> import __main__
>      >>> __main__.x
>      'Hello, Paulo'
> 
Indeed. Any handle on the right object will do.

regards
  Steve
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