getattr

Description

Returns the value of the named attribute of object.

Syntax

getattr (object, name[, default])

object

Required. An object whose attribute is to be returned.

name

Required. Must be a string. If the named attribute does not exist, default is returned if provided, otherwise AttributeError is raised.

default

Optional. Default value returned if the named attribute does not exist.

Return Value

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Time Complexity

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Example

>>> class Foo:
...     def __init__(self, x):
...         self.x = x
...
>>> f = Foo(10)
>>> getattr(f, 'x')
10
>>> f.x
10
>>> getattr(f, 'y', 'bar')
'bar'

See Also

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