Get all object attributes in Python

Question

Is there a way to get all attributes methods fields etc  of an object in Python   vars   is close to what I want  but it doesn t work unless an object has a   dict    which isn t always true  e g  it s not true for a list  a dict  etc

User · Accepted Answer

Use the built-in function dir

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I use   dict    Example   class MyObj object     def   init   self       self name    Chuck Norris      self phone     6661   obj   MyObj   print obj   dict       Output        phone     6661    name    Chuck Norris

User · Answer

What you probably want is dir     The catch is that classes are able to override the special   dir   method  which causes dir   to return whatever the class wants  though they are encouraged to return an accurate list  this is not enforced   Furthermore  some objects may implement dynamic attributes by overriding   getattr    may be RPC proxy objects  or may be instances of C-extension classes  If your object is one these examples  they may not have a   dict   or be able to provide a comprehensive list of attributes via   dir    many of these objects may have so many dynamic attrs it doesn t won t actually know what it has until you try to access it    In the short run  if dir   isn t sufficient  you could write a function which traverses   dict   for an object  then   dict   for all the classes in obj   class     mro    though this will only work for normal python objects  In the long run  you may have to use duck typing   assumptions - if it looks like a duck  cross your fingers  and hope it has  feathers

User · Answer

You can use dir your object  to get the attributes and getattr your object  your object attr  to get the values  usage    for att in dir your object       print  att  getattr your object att

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