Object Oriented Python: Storing keyword arguments dynamically

Storing keyword arguments dynamically in Python

Storing keyword arguments dynamically in Python

We can utilize the builtin dictionary of keyword arguments of each object (stored in __dict__ attribute of the object) to store the keyword arguments supplied to it during its creation.

>>> class Person(object):
    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        for argument in kwargs.keys():
            self.__setattr__(argument, kwargs[argument])
 
             
>>> ethan = Person(name = 'Ethan', age = 23, height = 170)
>>> ethan.__dict__
{'age': 23, 'name': 'Ethan', 'height': 170}

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