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List:       python-list
Subject:    Re: Call function via literal name
From:       TUA <kai.peters () gmail ! com>
Date:       2016-07-29 23:41:18
Message-ID: ffd7bb37-4b21-470e-806f-0024f456fb69 () googlegroups ! com
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On Friday, 29 July 2016 13:35:30 UTC-7, TUA  wrote:
> Rather than do this:
> 
> if test['method'] == 'GET':
> res = requests.get(test['endpoint'],    auth=test['auth'], verify=False)        
> elif test['method'] == 'POST':
> res = requests.post(test['endpoint'],   auth=test['auth'], verify=False, \
> json=test['body'])         elif test['method'] == 'PUT':
> res = requests.put(test['endpoint'],    auth=test['auth'], verify=False, \
> json=test['body'])         elif test['method'] == 'DELETE':
> res = requests.delete(test['endpoint'], auth=test['auth'], verify=False)        
> elif test['method'] == 'HEAD':
> res = requests.head(test['endpoint'],   auth=test['auth'], verify=False)  
> 
> I would like to call the requests method that corresponds to test['method'] by \
> finding that function by name - how can I achieve that?

thanks gentlemen - that hit the spot!
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