How to use a variable as function name in Python

Question

Would it be possible to use a variable as a function name in python? For example:

list = [one, two, three]
for item in list:
    def item():
         some_st         


        

Answer 1

Here is a workaround wrapped in a class. It uses a dictionary for the mapping:

class function_class:
    def __init__(self,fCase):
        fDic = {'A':self.A,         # mapping: string --> variable = function name
                'B':self.B,
                'C':self.C}
        self.fActive = fDic[fCase]
    def A(self): print('here runs function A')
    def B(self): print('here runs function B')
    def C(self): print('here runs function C')
    def run_function(self):
        self.fActive()

#---- main ----------        
fList = ['A','B','C']              # list with the function names as strings
for f in fList:                    # run through the list
    g = function_class(f)
    g.run_function()

The output is:

here runs function A
here runs function B
here runs function C