Let's say I have the enum:
class Example(Enum):
a = "example1"
b = "example2"
val = "a"
# print(Example.val.value) (?)
How can I get an enum value from a string using val? In my actual code, I need to do something like this because the name is unknown, and I need to access it from a string assigned to a variable.
You could do something like Example[val].value.
Try using square brackets:
from enum import Enum
class Example(Enum):
a = "example1"
b = "example2"
def main() -> None:
val = "a"
print(f"{val = }")
print(f"{Example[val] = }")
print(f"{Example[val].value = }")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
Output:
val = 'a'
Example[val] = <Example.a: 'example1'>
Example[val].value = 'example1'
