# create a structure similar to C struct using an empty class
 
class Employee(object):
    pass
 
 
john = Employee() # Create empty employee record/struct
ted = Employee()
mark = Employee()
 
# fill the fields of the record/struct
john.name = 'John Johnson'
john.dept = 'computer lab'
john.salary = 3000
 
ted.name = 'Ted Tetris'
ted.dept = 'human resources'
ted.salary = 5000
 
mark.name = 'Mark Marksman'
mark.dept = 'shipping area'
mark.salary = 3200
 
# this works like a struct or record
print "%s works in the %s and earns $%s/month" % (john.name, john.dept, john.salary)
 
print
 
# good for large employee lists, make a list of objects (not strings)
empList = [john, ted, mark]
for emp in empList:
    print "%s works in the %s and earns $%s/month" % \
       (getattr(emp, "name"), getattr(emp, "dept"), getattr(emp, "salary"))