A command in a String ?

[Peter Moscatt]

I have a rather odd question:

Is there a way Python can execute a command within a string ?

For example if I had something like:
_str = "fm=OptionMenu(root,xx,'string1','string2','string 3')"

And the execute _str.

The reason why I am trying to do this that as I am aware the OptionMenu
hasn't the ability insert options therefore the options would be inserted
by manipulating strings.

Pete

[Fredrik Lundh]

Peter Moscatt wrote:

I have a rather odd question:

Is there a way Python can execute a command within a string ?

For example if I had something like:
_str = "fm=OptionMenu(root,xx,'string1','string2','string 3')"

And the execute _str.
exec _str
The reason why I am trying to do this that as I am aware the OptionMenu
hasn't the ability insert options therefore the options would be inserted
by manipulating strings.

does this do what you want?

strings = "string1", "string2", "string3"
fm = OptionMenu(root, xx, *strings)

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[Tim Daneliuk]

Peter Moscatt wrote:

I have a rather odd question:

Is there a way Python can execute a command within a string ?

For example if I had something like:
_str = "fm=OptionMenu(root,xx,'string1','string2','string 3')"

And the execute _str.

The reason why I am trying to do this that as I am aware the OptionMenu
hasn't the ability insert options therefore the options would be inserted
by manipulating strings.

Pete

Look into the "eval" operation ...

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[Peter Moscatt]

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Thanks for the help on this. Yea the 'exec' did the trick.
The second example just placed all the strings in one option button.

Pete

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:34:20 +0200, Fredrik Lundh wrote:

Peter Moscatt wrote:

I have a rather odd question:

Is there a way Python can execute a command within a string ?

For example if I had something like:
_str = "fm=OptionMenu(root,xx,'string1','string2','string 3')"

And the execute _str.

exec _str

The reason why I am trying to do this that as I am aware the OptionMenu
hasn't the ability insert options therefore the options would be inserted
by manipulating strings.

does this do what you want?

strings = "string1", "string2", "string3"
fm = OptionMenu(root, xx, *strings)

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[Peter Otten]

Peter Moscatt wrote:

Thanks for the help on this.**Yea*the*'exec'*did*the*trick.
The second example just placed all the strings in one option button.

Peter, you most certainly do *not* need an exec statement. If you take the
time to explain what you want to do (as opposed to how you want to do it) a
bit more exhaustively, perhaps with some context code, the profit will be
all on your side.

Peter

[Fredrik Lundh]

Peter Moscatt wrote:

strings = "string1", "string2", "string3"
fm = OptionMenu(root, xx, *strings)

Thanks for the help on this. Yea the 'exec' did the trick.
The second example just placed all the strings in one option button.

did you include the asterisk? if you remove that, you get one option. if you
include it, you get three options.

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[Peter Moscatt]

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No, I hadn't included the '*' Ya learn something every day.

Pete
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:07:13 +0200, Fredrik Lundh wrote:

Peter Moscatt wrote:

strings = "string1", "string2", "string3"
fm = OptionMenu(root, xx, *strings)

Thanks for the help on this. Yea the 'exec' did the trick.
The second example just placed all the strings in one option button.

did you include the asterisk? if you remove that, you get one option. if you
include it, you get three options.

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