On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:29:01 -0800, Chris Rebert wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Robert Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a string representing the name of a function in Python 3.0. How
>> can I call the function name represented by this string *without*
>> creating a mapping?
>
> Assuming the function is within scope:
>
> return_val = vars()[the_string](arguments, go, here)
Or use eval("%s(arguments go here)" % the_string)
(untested in Python 3, but should work)
Are you aware of the great big enormous security hole you're creating if
the_string is untrusted data?
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