Dynamically generate/create a function in Python

Question

I am trying to dynamically create a function in Python and execute it. This is what I have so far:

def ExecuteScript(saveFile, updatedSaveFile, codeSnippet ):          
    decryptedData, jsonData = FixSave.GetDataFromSaveFile(saveFile)
    FixSave.Save(decryptedData, jsonData, updatedSaveFile + "_original")

    dynamicFunction = ""
    dynamicFunction += "def execCodeSippet(jsonData):\n"
    for line in codeSnippet.splitlines():
        line = "    " + line.strip() + "\n"
        dynamicFunction += line

    dynamicFunction += "    return jsonData\n"

    #execCodeSnippetD = {}
    exec(dynamicFunction) # in execCodeSnippetD
    #print(execCodeSnippetD)
    #exec("print(execCodeSnippetD)")

    jsonData = execCodeSnippet(jsonData)

    FixSave.Save(decryptedData, jsonData, updatedSaveFile)

I've read that exec should create the function in the current namespace but it wouldn't. What do I need to do next? I have tried to execute it in a dictionary but it returns an empty one.

The idea is to let the user define what values are modified in a Json file.

Edit: I tried this too

    module = imp.new_module('codesnippets')
    exec(dynamicFunction) in module.__dict__

but I still get: 'module' object has no attribute 'execCodeSnippet'

Possible duplicate of stackoverflow.com/questions/10303248/… — Dean Fenster
– Dean Fenster, Commented Oct 30, 2015 at 8:52
Can you explain what your actual goal is here? There's almost certainly a better way to do it than dynamically creating a function from text. — Daniel Roseman
– Daniel Roseman, Commented Oct 30, 2015 at 9:01
@DeanFenster I tried this method: module = imp.new_module('myfunctions') but I still get: AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'execCodeSnippet' — Zingam
– Zingam, Commented Oct 30, 2015 at 9:04
@DanielRoseman have a script that has to be modified manually every time to change a different parameter of a huge Json file that can contain 100+k rows. I am trying to put it in a GUI. It may not be very practical but at least it will save the user from using several different application incl. a IDE. — Zingam
– Zingam, Commented Oct 30, 2015 at 9:07

Zingam · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-30 10:23:27Z

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And here is how I managed to do it (Python 3):

def ExecuteScript(saveFile, updatedSaveFile, codeSnippet ):
    decryptedData, jsonData = FixSave.GetDataFromSaveFile(saveFile)
    FixSave.Save(decryptedData, jsonData, updatedSaveFile + "_original")

    dynamicFunction = ""
    dynamicFunction += "def execCodeSnippet(json_data):\n"
    for line in codeSnippet.splitlines():
        line = "    " + line.strip() + "\n"
        dynamicFunction += line
    dynamicFunction += "    return json_data\n"

    module = imp.new_module('codesnippets')
    exec(dynamicFunction, module.__dict__)

    jsonDataFixed = module.execCodeSnippet(jsonData)

    FixSave.Save(decryptedData, jsonDataFixed, updatedSaveFile)

answered Oct 30, 2015 at 10:23

Zingam

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