On 19 Mar 2005 14:16:42 -0800, Tian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How can I create an instance of an object from a string? > > For example, I have a class Dog: > class Dog: > def bark(self): > print "Arf!!!" > > I have a string: > classname = "Dog" > > How can I create a instance of Dog from classname?
If class Dog is in the same namespace: dog_class = globals()[classname] dog = dog_class() dog.bark() If class is declared in another file, e.g. "animals.py": import animals dog_class = getattr(animals, classname) dog = dog_class() dog.bark() -- Ksenia -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
