Dynamically declare and assign variables in a loop

Question

How can achieve the following: I want to create unique dynamic variables in a for loop self."INSERT DYNAMIC VARIABLE HERE"

list = [box1, box2, box3]
for value in list:
 self."" = Button()

Use a dictionary instead. (And don't use the built-in `list` as a name.) — Klaus D., Jan 04 '21 at 06:56
Yes probably use dictionary as `self.variables = dict()` and keep updating it in the loop like, `self.variables[] = value` — Chinni, Jan 04 '21 at 06:58
Does this answer your question? [How do I create variable variables?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1373164/how-do-i-create-variable-variables) — Georgy, Jan 07 '21 at 11:08

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 04 '21 at 07:04

You could use exec, but it's highly not recommended see here:

l = [box1, box2, box3]
for value in l:
    exec(f"self.{value} = Button()")

I would recommend you to just store it in a dictionary:

l = [box1, box2, box3]
self.variables = {}
for value in l:
    self.variables[value] = Button()

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