How to Use getattr() Function in PythonPython Basics

The getattr() function is a built-in function that is used to get the value of an object’s named property.

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-

class temp(object):
    A = 1

a = temp()
print(getattr(a, 'A') )   # Get the attribute bar

Output:

getattr(object, name[, default])

Name	Description
object	Object whose named attribute’s value is to be returned.
name	The string which contains the attribute’s name.
default	The value which is to be returned when the named attribute is not found.

It returns the value of the named attribute of the given object.