Get bound method by name

[Chris Rebert]

On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:
> Graham Breed wrote:
>> Johannes Bauer wrote:
>>> Hello group,
>>>
>>> I'm looking for a Python function but have forgotten it's name.
>>> Essentially what I want is:
>>>
>>> class Foo():
>>>     def bar(self):
>>>         pass
>>>
>>> x = Foo()
>>> y = x.MAGIC("bar")
>>> print(y)
>>> <bound method Foo.bar of <__main__.Foo instance at 0xb7e11fcc>>
>>>
>>> So the question is: How is the magic function called which returns me
>>> the bound method of a class instance by its name? I know there was a way
>>> but just can't remember...
>>
>> y = getattr(x, "bar")
>
> Or, as a method call (which was requested):

The OP was a bit inconsistent. He only used the word "function", but
his pseudocode used a method.
Either way, one shouldn't normally use magic methods directly.

Cheers,
Chris

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