can I use a variable's value as a new variable? How I can do that?

Question

a = "rajiv"

I want to set rajiv to another value a = "1"

but I get a's value as 1 and not rajiv's

If you ever think you need to dynamically create variables, what you really need is a data structure of some sort. Probably a list or a dict. — user2357112, Apr 27 '16 at 20:59

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:54

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You could use globals()

>>> a = 'rajiv'
>>> globals()[a] = 1
>>> rajiv
1

answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:54

JoseKilo

my query is answered, thanks all – RajivKumar Apr 27 '16 at 22:12
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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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You can use globals() like the others have suggested.
However, it is thought to be bad practice
I say utilize object in python

obj = {}
obj['a'] = 'foobar'
obj[obj['a']] = 'hello'
print(obj) # {'a': 'foobar', 'foobar': 'hello world'}

edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

Community

answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:58

taesu

2 Answers2