How to access variables in another module with a string?

Question

Assuming I have a module named Test1.py, and in it there are variables, say,

something = 10
apple = 5

I don't know these variables beforehand, they would be dynamically added from another module. So, how would I be able to access these variables in a different module given the variable's name as a string?

For example, I'd like to use the string 'apple' to access the apple variable from that module. In general, something like this:

# AnotherModule.py

import Test1

var = input('Variable: ')
print(Test1.var)

How to make that work if I enter apple as an input, and the result should be 5, since apple is 5 in the other module.

getattr(Test1, var)

Moses Koledoye
– Moses Koledoye

2017-04-27 16:50:22 +00:00
Commented Apr 27, 2017 at 16:50 — Moses Koledoye
– Moses Koledoye, Commented Apr 27, 2017 at 16:50

filmor · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-27 17:02:56Z

3

You can use getattr for this:

getattr(Test1, var)

edited Apr 27, 2017 at 17:02

answered Apr 27, 2017 at 16:50

filmor

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