How do I set a property in python using its string name [duplicate]

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How can I set an object property g开发者_运维问答iven its name in a string? I have a dictionary being passed to me and I wish to transfer its values into namesake properties using code like this:

for entry in src_dict:
      if entry.startswith('can_'):
          tgt_obj[entry] = src_dict_profile[entry]

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setattr(some_object, 'some_attribute', 42)

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Sounds like you're looking for setattr.

Example:

for entry in src_dict:
      if entry.startswith('can_'):
          setattr(tgt_obj, entry, src_dict_profile[entry])

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On objects that have "dict" property

if "__dict__" in dir(obj):

you may do fun things like:

obj.__dict__.update(src_dict)