Getting a class' method with a string

Question

I have a class that I want to call its methods using just strings. How do I do that?

class MyClass:
    def do_something():
        print 'MyClass did something'

MyClass.get_method('do_something')()

You can also just hold the method object in a variable, in case that makes your life easier. — Marcin, Sep 16 '13 at 22:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:27

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class MyClass:
    def do_something(self):
        print 'MyClass did something'

getattr(MyClass(),'do_something')()

answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:27

Joran Beasley

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:28

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You can do:

class MyClass:

    @staticmethod
    def do_something():
        print 'MyClass did something'

And call:

getattr(MyClass, 'do_something')()

Note the addition of @staticmethod to the method to ensure it can be called without a class instance.

answered Sep 16 '13 at 22:28

Simeon Visser

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