Can this be easily done in Python?

[Matt Wheeler]

On Tue, 27 Sep 2016 at 20:58 TUA <kai.peters at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is the following possible in Python?
>
> Given how the line below works
>
> TransactionTerms = 'TransactionTerms'
>
>
> have something like
>
> TransactionTerms = <some Python code here>
>
> that sets the variable TransactionTerms to its own name as string
> representation without having to specify it explicitly as in the line
> above....
>

(forgot to send to list, sorry)

```
def name(name):
    globals()[name] = name


name('hi')

print(hi)
```

Or alternatively

```
import inspect


def assign():
    return inspect.stack()[1].code_context[0].split('=')[0].strip()


thing = assign()

print(thing)
```

But why?

Both of these are pretty dodgy abuses of Python (I can't decide which
is worse, anyone?), and I've only tested them on 3.5. I present them
here purely because I was interested in working them out, and absolve
myself of any responsibility should anyone find them in use in
production code! :P (don't do that!)