Is it possible to do something like this in Python? What can go wrong? If you are just trying to look up an existing variable by its name, see How can I select a variable by (string) name?. However, first …

I want to create variables dynamically in Python. Does anyone have any creative means of doing this?

Aug 25, 2013 · I already read How to get a function name as a string?. How can I do the same for a variable? As opposed to functions, Python variables do not have the __name__ attribute. In other …

I need to set some environment variables in the Python script and I want all the other scripts that are called from Python to see the environment variables' set. If I do, os.environ["DEBUSSY&q...

It's simply pointless to create variable variable names. Why? They are unnecessary: You can store everything in lists, dictionarys and so on They are hard to create: You have to use exec or globals() …

Jul 11, 2016 · In Python, the module is the natural place for global data: Each module has its own private symbol table, which is used as the global symbol table by all functions defined in the module. …

Jul 19, 2012 · I have a variable with a string assigned to it and I want to define a new variable based on that string.

May 13, 2010 · I want to create a dynamic object in Python and then add attributes to it. This didn't work: obj = object () obj.somefield = "somevalue" AttributeError: 'object' object has no attribute '

Sep 16, 2008 · How do I create class (i.e. static) variables or methods in Python?

Jun 13, 2012 · The idiomatic way to create instance variables is in the __init__ method and nowhere else — while you could create new instance variables in other methods, or even in unrelated code, …