Getattr() method in Python Built in Function

getattr method in built in function returns frozenset object which an immutable. It is initialized with the elements from the given Iterable.

Syntax:

getattr(object, name[, default])

Parameters

getattr method has 3 parameters.

1. Object:this is the part whose named attribute’s value has to be returned.
2. Name:in this parameter there is a string which contains the attributes name.
3. Default:when the named attribute is not found, default value is returned.

Example-1:

When attribute is found in getattr method

class Person:
  name = "Jennie"
  age = 36
  country = "Norway"
x = getattr(Person, 'name')
print(x)

Output:

Example-2:

When attribute is not found in getattr method

class Person:
    age = 23
    name = "Anna"
person = Person()
print('The gender is:', getattr(person, 'gender'))

Output: