How to create objects on the fly in python?

Question

How do I create objects on the fly in Python? I often want to pass information to my Django templates which is formatted like this:

{\'test\': [a1, a2, b2],          


        

Answer 1

In Django templates, the dot notation (testobj.test) can resolve to the Python's [] operator. This means that all you need is an ordinary dict:

testobj = {'test':[a1,a2,b2], 'test2':'something else', 'test3':1}

Pass it as testobj variable to your template and you can freely use {{ testobj.test }} and similar expressions inside your template. They will be translated to testobj['test']. No dedicated class is needed here.