In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dave Ekhaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi
>
> i'd like to call a python function programmatically - when all i have
> is the functions name as a string. i.e.
>
>
> fnames = ['foo', 'bar']
>
> for func in fnames:
>
> #
> # how do i call function 'func' when all i have is the name of the
> function ???
> #
>
>
>
> def foo():
>
> print 'foo'
>
> def bar():
>
> print 'bar'
>
>
> i'd really appreciate any help the 'group' has to offer.
>
>
> thanks
> dave
Dave,
I think eval might be what you're looking for:
f = eval('len')
length = f([1,2,3])
By the way, are you the Dave Ekhaus I used to work with at Kodak?
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