Python getattr()
The getattr() method returns the value of the named attribute of an object. If not found, it returns the default value provided to the function.
Syntax
The syntax of getattr() method is −
getattr(object, name[, default])
The getattr() method can take multiple parameters −
The getattr() method returns −
value of the named attribute of the given object
default, if no named attribute is found
AttributeError exception, if named attribute is not found and default is not defined
Example
class Male:
age = 21
name = "Abel"
x = Male()
print('The age is:', getattr(x, "age"))
print('The age is:', x.age)Output
This gives the output
('The age is:', 21)
('The age is:', 21)