How do you convert a string to a variable in Python?

Asked Sep 02 '15 at 09:26

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Say

x = pandas.DataFrame(something)
y = ['x']

I want to make

z = {i: notstr(i) for i in y}

output

z = {'x': pandas.DataFrame(something)}

What would this 'notstr()' function be?
How do you make a string no longer a string but a variable?
What is the opposite of str() in Python?

Note: obviously in real life, my variables x and y are much more complicated.

edited Sep 02 '15 at 09:54

Praveen

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asked Sep 02 '15 at 09:26

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So, you want to map variable names (`'x'`) to actual variables (`x`)? I guess you could use `globals()` for this. In fact, you are pretty much trying to do what `globals()` already does. – tobias_k Sep 02 '15 at 09:29
I think you want to use a `dict` for this – EdChum Sep 02 '15 at 09:29
I use globals() and locals() every now and then, but it is not considered very good style I would say. Use a dict. – HeinzKurt Sep 02 '15 at 09:33
@HeinzKurt so deleted. – Praveen Sep 02 '15 at 09:37

How do you convert a string to a variable in Python?

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