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titaniumdecoy · Jul 11th, 2006, 6:51 PM

Say I import another Python script into the Python script I'm working on. I want to be able to set variables in that file, OR in the file I'm working in, by passing a single variable. For example:

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import thing

def set_variable(cls):
      cls.new_variable = "cheese"

set_variable(thing)
set_variable(self) # This doesn't work!

print thing.new_variable
print new_variable # I want both of these to print "cheese"!

Arevos · Jul 11th, 2006, 7:09 PM

Hmm... Perhaps something like:

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def set_variable(name, value, obj = None):
    if obj is None:
        globals()[name] = value
    else:
        vars(obj)[name] = value

To set a variable in the local module, omit the obj argument.

Jul 11th, 2006, 6:51 PM	#1
titaniumdecoy Expert Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 843 Rep Power: 3	Dynamically set variables? Say I import another Python script into the Python script I'm working on. I want to be able to set variables in that file, OR in the file I'm working in, by passing a single variable. For example: (Toggle Plain Text) import thing def set_variable(cls): cls.new_variable = "cheese" set_variable(thing) set_variable(self) # This doesn't work! print thing.new_variable print new_variable # I want both of these to print "cheese"! import thing def set_variable(cls): cls.new_variable = "cheese" set_variable(thing) set_variable(self) # This doesn't work! print thing.new_variable print new_variable # I want both of these to print "cheese"!

Jul 11th, 2006, 7:09 PM	#2
Arevos Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,499 Rep Power: 5	Hmm... Perhaps something like: (Toggle Plain Text) def set_variable(name, value, obj = None): if obj is None: globals()[name] = value else: vars(obj)[name] = value def set_variable(name, value, obj = None): if obj is None: globals()[name] = value else: vars(obj)[name] = value To set a variable in the local module, omit the obj argument.

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Dynamically set variables?