Python: pass an item's value instead of it's name

Question

This has to be asked somewhere already, but I don't know the right words to find or frame it. So please bear with me.

This code fragment:

code = 'VegCode'

d = {}
codes = foo_func

for item in codes:
    print item.code

Results in:

RuntimeError: Row: Field code does not exist

if I change it like this, it will work, but I don't want to hard code the variable name:

for item in codes:
    print item.VegCode

How do I pass the value of code to the item object instead of it's name? (and please tell me what key words would have led to an answer!)

This isn't enough code to figure out exactly what you're trying to do. What is `foo_func`? — jwodder, Jul 04 '14 at 19:25
@iiSeymour foo_func is [SearchCursor (arcpy)](http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//018v00000050000000) — matt wilkie, Jul 04 '14 at 19:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 04 '14 at 19:24

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Use getattr: getattr(item, code)

Keywords: how to access object's attribute by its name

answered Jul 04 '14 at 19:24

Artem Volkhin

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