. (attribute access)

Description

Gives access to an object’s attribute.

Syntax

object.attribute

object
Any object.
attribute
The attribute to be accessed or created.

Return Value

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Time Complexity

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Remarks

Note that Python is a dynamic language and attributes can be accessed and created explicitly.

Example 1

>>> "ABCD".islower()
False

Example 2

>>> # this example adds a new attribute to a class instance
>>> class Example:
...     pass
...
>>> e = Example()
>>> e.dummy = 10

See Also

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