You are looking for setattr(): http://docs.python.org/lib/built-in-
funcs.html#l2h-66
for attr in ('groupon', 'companyon', 'addressfirst', 'extendnames',
'clubfieldson'):
setattr(settings, attr, attr in data)
Am 12.06.2008 um 00:48 schrieb Wim Feijen:
>
> Thanks Russell!
>
> I suppose the code I want to get looks like:
>
> settings = Settings.objects.get(owner=userid)
> for switchable in ['groupon', 'companyon', 'addressfirst',
> 'extendnames', 'clubfieldson']:
> if switchable in data:
> settings._meta.get_field(switchable).<something> = True
> else:
> settings._meta.get_field(switchable).<something> = False
>
> My remaining question is, as you may have understood, what text do I
> use instead of <something> ?
>
> I imagine I could have been using a python function to list some
> options, but I was unable to find out how. I apologize for being
> stupid.
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Wim
>
> PS Another thing is, _meta is apparently a hidden function I am not
> supposed to be using. Do you recommend filing this conversation as a
> bug/feature request? Because I would be delighted when we could
> address object columns as settings['groupson'] = False, in order to
> open up all kinds of possible interactions.
>
>
> On Jun 10, 3:38 pm, "Russell Keith-Magee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 9:25 PM,WimFeijen<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Coding happily away...
>>
>>> And wondering, can I write better code, using a loop, perhaps? In
>>> other words: can I set settings.groupon while using a variable in
>>> stead of groupon?
>>
>>> Thanks for any recommendations you are willing to make!
>>
>> Looks like you might want to have a look at the contents of
>> Settings._meta, also called the Options object. This object
>> contains a
>> lot of meta-data about the class, such as the various names that can
>> be used to refer to the class, the fields on the class, and so on.
>> The
>> meta object is available on the class and on instances.
>>
>> In particular, you're probably looking to iterate over
>> settings._meta.fields; each member of this list will be a Field
>> object, from which you can get field.name, field.attname, and many
>> other useful details.
>>
>> Yours,
>> Russ Magee %-)
> >
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