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Python setattr()

The python setattr() functions set the specific value of the specified attribute of the object.

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Python setattr()
Python setattr()
By khushal jethava
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Python setattr()

The syntax of the setattr() function is :

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setattr(object, name, value)

setattr() Parameters

The setattr() functions take three parameters as argument:

  • object - the name of the object whose attribute has to set.
  • name - The name of the attribute
  • value - value to be assigned to the attribute.

Example 1: How to use setattr() function in python?

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class Dog:
    name = 'Coco'
    
dog = Dog()
print('Before modification:', dog.name)

# setting name to 'John'
setattr(dog, 'name', 'Rick')

print('After modification:', dog.name)

Output:

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Before modification: Coco
After modification: Rick

Rules of setattr()

If you want to get the value of the specific attribute, we recommend getatt() function.

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