How do I set a property in python using its string name

Question

How can I set an object property given its name in a string? I have a dictionary being passed to me and I wish to transfer its values into namesake properties using code like this:

for entry in src_dict:
      if entry.startswith('can_'):
          tgt_obj[entry] = src_dict_profile[entry]

score 24 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 22 '20 at 20:22

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setattr(some_object, 'some_attribute', 42)

edited Aug 22 '20 at 20:22

vidstige

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answered Jun 16 '10 at 13:39

Deniz Dogan

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Please, no semicolons. :-D – smitelli Feb 16 '18 at 18:59
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This doesn't use the @property.setter function though does it... how would you set the property through that? – jscul Jan 18 '19 at 00:07

Hank Gay · Answer 2 · 2010-06-16T13:54:40.093

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Sounds like you're looking for setattr.

Example:

for entry in src_dict:
      if entry.startswith('can_'):
          setattr(tgt_obj, entry, src_dict_profile[entry])

edited Jun 16 '10 at 13:54

answered Jun 16 '10 at 13:37

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 16 '10 at 23:07

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On objects that have "dict" property

if "__dict__" in dir(obj):

you may do fun things like:

obj.__dict__.update(src_dict)

answered Jun 16 '10 at 23:07

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How do I set a property in python using its string name

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