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calling a module from a variable?

Oct 18th, 2009

How would i do this?

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import random
 
name = random
 
random.name
import random

name = random

random.name

I dont cant to use name = random.random, as name is something that could change

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Im not quite sure what you are doing. But you can do something like this

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import random as name
name.random()
name.randrange(1,50)
#etc
import random as name
name.random()
name.randrange(1,50)
#etc

Hope that helps

if not, could you explain what you mean a bit more in depth?

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Not really sure what exactly you're trying to do...

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How would i do this?
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import random
 
name = random
 
random.name
import random name = random random.name
I can't use 'name = random.random', as name is something that could change.

No, you can't do something like that.

But you can do:

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from random import *
 
name = random()
 
print (name)
from random import *

name = random()

print (name)

But I'm afraid that's the best you're going to do.

Last edited by AutoPython; Oct 18th, 2009 at 11:41 am.

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thanks for the replies, but unfortunatly none of thee will work.

I am basically trying to return a function from a library if it is not in a class.

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import random
 
class whatever(object):
    def __getattr___(self, name):
        if name not in locals():
            return random.name
import random

class whatever(object):
    def __getattr___(self, name):
        if name not in locals():
            return random.name

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Originally Posted by lukerobi

thanks for the replies, but unfortunatly none of thee will work.

I am basically trying to return a function from a library if it is not in a class.
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import random
 
class whatever(object):
    def __getattr___(self, name):
        if name not in locals():
            return random.name
import random class whatever(object): def __getattr___(self, name): if name not in locals(): return random.name