Convert a string to a variable name

Question

var_1 = "num_1"

how can I convert the string num_1 into a variable name?

For example, when num_1 is converted into a variable name it must be like num_1 = "Some other data"

Use `eval` (bad idea). Use `ast.literal_eval` (better idea). Manipulate `locals()` or `globals()` (tread carefully) — inspectorG4dget, Sep 24 '13 at 00:14
Could you please give me a sample code? I'm new to Python Thank you — Shehan Weerasooriya, Sep 24 '13 at 00:18

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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The other duplicate questions and answers have long discussions of why this is generally a bad idea.

Are you sure you can't just use a dictionary to store your values?

var_1 = "num_1"
myvars = {}  # create an empty dictionary
myvars[var_1] = 99
print(myvars["num_1"])

edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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answered Sep 24 '13 at 00:30

beroe

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