Variable interpolation question

[Andrew Fabbro]

This is probably a beginner's question, but I'm stuck...please be kind
to an ex-perler ;)

How do I do something like this:

for attr in dir(some_obj):
if ( some_obj.attr == 0 ):
print "Missing data: %s field %s" % ( some_obj.name,
some_obj.attr)

Of course, this gives
"AttributeError : foo instance has no attribute 'attr'"

I really don't want to use exec/eval, as that slows things down
dramatically.

Help?

Thanks.

-Drew

[anton muhin]

Re: Variable interpolation question

Andrew Fabbro wrote:
[color=blue]
> This is probably a beginner's question, but I'm stuck...please be kind
> to an ex-perler ;)
>
> How do I do something like this:
>
> for attr in dir(some_obj):
> if ( some_obj.attr == 0 ):
> print "Missing data: %s field %s" % ( some_obj.name,
> some_obj.attr)
>
> Of course, this gives
> "AttributeError : foo instance has no attribute 'attr'"
>
> I really don't want to use exec/eval, as that slows things down
> dramatically.
>
> Help?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Drew[/color]

You are probably looking for hasattr/getattr functions:

for attr in dir(some_obj):
if hasattr(some_ob j, attr) and getattr(some_ob j, attr) == 0:
print 'blah...'

of course, it could be shorter:

.....
if getattr(some_ob j, attr, 0) == 0:
print 'blah'

regards,
anton.

[Bengt Richter]

Re: Variable interpolation question

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:47:51 +0300, anton muhin <antonmuhin.REM OVE.ME.FOR.REAL .MAIL@rambler.r u> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Andrew Fabbro wrote:
>[color=green]
>> This is probably a beginner's question, but I'm stuck...please be kind
>> to an ex-perler ;)
>>
>> How do I do something like this:
>>
>> for attr in dir(some_obj):
>> if ( some_obj.attr == 0 ):
>> print "Missing data: %s field %s" % ( some_obj.name,
>> some_obj.attr)
>>
>> Of course, this gives
>> "AttributeError : foo instance has no attribute 'attr'"
>>
>> I really don't want to use exec/eval, as that slows things down
>> dramatically.
>>
>> Help?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> -Drew[/color]
>
>You are probably looking for hasattr/getattr functions:
>
>for attr in dir(some_obj):
> if hasattr(some_ob j, attr) and getattr(some_ob j, attr) == 0:
> print 'blah...'
>
>of course, it could be shorter:
>
>....
> if getattr(some_ob j, attr, 0) == 0:
> print 'blah'
>[/color]
Or why use an "== 0" test when just hasattr tests for presence/absence without using up
a possible value of the attribute for flag purposes?

BTW, The OP might want to note that in general

for attr in dir(some_object ):
if getattr(some_ob j, attr, 0) == 0:
...

is not the same as (untested)

objdict = vars(some_obj) # vars raises exception if there's no some_obj.__dict __
for attr in objdict:
if objdict[attr] == 0:
...

or, safer, (untested)

objdict = getattr(some_ob ject, '__dict__', {})
for attr in objdict:
if objdict[attr] == 0:
...

or (untested)

for attr in getattr(some_ob ject, '__dict__', {}): ...
if some_obj.__dict __[attr] == 0: ...
...

I.e., dir chases down all the inherited stuff, and getattr invokes all the magic
associated with attribute access, such as properties, whereas just using
some_obj.__dict __ bypasses that.

Regards,
Bengt Richter

[anton muhin]

Re: Variable interpolation question

Bengt Richter wrote:[color=blue]
> On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:47:51 +0300, anton muhin <antonmuhin.REM OVE.ME.FOR.REAL .MAIL@rambler.r u> wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>>Andrew Fabbro wrote:
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>This is probably a beginner's question, but I'm stuck...please be kind
>>>to an ex-perler ;)
>>>
>>>How do I do something like this:
>>>
>>>for attr in dir(some_obj):
>>> if ( some_obj.attr == 0 ):
>>> print "Missing data: %s field %s" % ( some_obj.name,
>>>some_obj.att r)
>>>
>>>Of course, this gives
>>>"AttributeEr ror: foo instance has no attribute 'attr'"
>>>
>>>I really don't want to use exec/eval, as that slows things down
>>>dramatically .
>>>
>>>Help?
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>-Drew[/color]
>>
>>You are probably looking for hasattr/getattr functions:
>>
>>for attr in dir(some_obj):
>> if hasattr(some_ob j, attr) and getattr(some_ob j, attr) == 0:
>> print 'blah...'
>>
>>of course, it could be shorter:
>>
>>....
>> if getattr(some_ob j, attr, 0) == 0:
>> print 'blah'
>>[/color]
>
> Or why use an "== 0" test when just hasattr tests for presence/absence without using up
> a possible value of the attribute for flag purposes?
>[/color]
[skipped][color=blue]
> Regards,
> Bengt Richter[/color]

Of course you're right, I just forgot it and thought that OP wants to
verify attribute's presence as well---mea culpa.

regards,
anton.