Python equivalent to VB “with” block

Question

VB (and C99 and C#, actually) have a way to set multiple attributes on one object with a contracted syntax where you don\'t have to repeat the object name before \".\" . Is

Answer 1

Let's write a function!

def update_attr(obj, **kw):
    for key, value in kw.iteritems():
        setattr(obj, key, value)

Let's use the function!

class X:
    pass

x = X()

update_attr(x, blue=3, red=5)
update_attr(x, **{'yellow': 6})

print vars(x)

The output!

{'blue': 3, 'yellow': 6, 'red': 5}