Python - Import module based on string then pass arguments
python
Solution
Is the function name also variable? If not, just use your imported module:
mymod.doSomething('the var argument')
if it is, use `getattr`:
fun = 'doSomething'
getattr(mymod, fun)('the var argument')
Problem
Ive searched the web and this site and cant find an answer to this problem. Im sure its right in front of me somewhere but cant find it. I need to be able to import a module based on a string. Then execute a function within that module while passing arguments. I can import based on the string and then execute using eval() but I know this is not the best way to handle this. I also cant seem to pass arguments that way. My current module that would be set based on a string is named TestAction.py and lives in a folder called Tasks. This is the content of TestAction.py: ``` def doSomething(var): print var ``` This is the code I am executing to import TestAction and execute. ``` module = "Tasks.TestAction" import Tasks mymod = __import__(module) eval(module + ".doSomething()") ``` How can I make this code #1 not use `eval()` and #2 pass the var argument to `doSomething()`? Thanks in advance!