Python get variable name instead of value [duplicate]

Question

I need to get the variable name instead of the variable value.

I have a situation like this:

Type1 = 1
Type2 = 2

fields = [Type1, Type2]
for field in fields:
   value = field.__name__ #or something like 
   print(value)

Expected result is

Type1 
Type2

Ty for helping

It looks like you should have used a dict instead of two variables that are only related by their names... — Thierry Lathuille
– Thierry Lathuille, Commented Feb 14, 2021 at 17:24
What result do you expect if both variables have the same value? — MisterMiyagi
– MisterMiyagi, Commented Feb 14, 2021 at 17:35

Irfan wani · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-14 17:28:34Z

2

Though i don't think there is any way (or i don't know) but an easy way is to store them in a dict like this;

my_dict = {'Type1': 1, 'Type2': 2}

Then to get the variable name, you just need to loop over the my_dict and get all the keys and simply use them as you want.

for key, value in my_dict.items():
    print(key)

this will give an output like this;

Type1
Type2

answered Feb 14, 2021 at 17:28

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JuConte Over a year ago

Type1 and Type2 are passed from url in django...

Irfan wani Over a year ago

I don't think that has any problem with the solution. When you get them, you can first update the my_dict and store them inside it and then apply my solution

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