Articles Tagged: type

How to Implement an ‘enum’ in Python

What is enum and why we need it An enumerated type, a.k.a. enum, is a data type consisting of a set of named values called elements, members or enumerators of the type. These enumerated named values function as constants in the computing language. For example, a COLOR enum may include named values such as RED, [...]

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How to get an attribute from an object in Python

Once we know how to check if an object has an attribute in Python, the next step is to get that attribute. In Python, besides the normal dot-style attribute access, there’s a built-in function, getattr, which is also very useful for accessing an attribute. Python’s getattr The built-in function getattr(object, name[, default]) returns the value [...]

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