Is there a way to call a function through a variable?

Question

I'm really new to Python but I'm trying to do something definitely above my skill level. Is it possible to calla a function though a variable? For example,

def one():
    print("this is a function")
progress = "one"
progress()

with the intention of calling the function "one()".

Is this possible?

`one` *is a variable*. `"one"` is not a function, it is a string. In python, functions are just objects like anything else. So of course, you can do `progress = one` — juanpa.arrivillaga, Mar 26 '20 at 17:46
@MartijnPieters I'm not sure that's a good duplicate target, I think the OP simply wants `one = progress`, there has to be a more relevant question somewhere... — juanpa.arrivillaga, Mar 26 '20 at 17:51
@juanpa.arrivillaga: that is not at all clear. They used a string, the other answer explains how to use a string to find and call a function. There simply multiple interpretations possible here, and so we can either close as 'unclear' or as a duplicate. The duplicate at least provides more information. — Martijn Pieters, Mar 26 '20 at 18:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 26 '20 at 17:39

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Just take off the double quotes around "one" and you should be good.

def one():
    print("this is a function")

progress = one
progress()

answered Mar 26 '20 at 17:39

dfundako

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