Suppose I have code like: x = 0 y = 1 z = 2 my_list = [x, y, z] for item in my_list: print("handling object ", name(item)) # <--- what would go instead of `name`? How can I get the name of each object in Python? That is to say: what could I write instead of name in this code, so that the loop will show handling object x and then handling object y and handling object z? In my actual code, I have a dict of functions that I will call later after looking them up with user input: def fun1(): pass def fun2(): pass def fun3(): pass fun_dict = {'fun1': fun1, 'fun2': fun2, 'fun3': fun3} # suppose that we get the name 'fun3' from the user fun_dict['fun3']() How can I create fun_dict automatically, without writing the names of the functions twice? I would like to be able to write something like fun_list = [fun1, fun2, fun3] # and I'll add more as the need arises fun_dict = {} for t in fun_list: fun_dict[name(t)] = t to avoid duplicating the names. Continue reading...
