[Tutor] For Loop Question

[Mitya Sirenef]

On 12/23/2012 08:03 PM, Tom Tucker wrote:
>
>
> Python Gurus,
> I got a question for ya.  Below I have three instance variables 
> (self.A, self.B, etc).  How can I use the below
> for loop for A, B, C to also call those instance variables?
>
> Example
> ###############
> <some code>
> .....
> .....
>  self.A          = 1
>  self.B   = 2
>  self.C   = 3
>
> myDict = {'A': 1, 'B': 2, 'C': 1}
> for x in [A, B, C]:
>
>   if myDict[x] == (self.%s % (x)): # Invalid if statement.. ;-)
> print "Yep, we have a match!"
>   else:
> print "Sorry..No match!"
>
>


If I understood you right, you can do: myDict[x] == getattr(self, x)

  - mitya


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