python convert a string to arguments list

Question

Can I convert a string to arguments list in python?

def func(**args):
    for a in args:
        print a, args[a]

func(a=2, b=3)

# I want the following work li         


        

Answer 1

You can use the string as an argument list directly in an call to eval, e.g.

def func(**args):
for a in args:
    print( a, args[a])

s='a=2, b=3'

eval('func(' + s + ')')
>>>b 3
>>>a 2

note that func needs to be in the namespace for the eval call to work like this.