Get python class object from class name string in the same module

Question

I have a class

class Foo():
    def some_method():
        pass

And another class in the same module:

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Answer 1

import sys
getattr(sys.modules[__name__], "Foo")

# or 

globals()['Foo']

Answer 2

globals()[class_name]

Note that if this isn't strictly necessary, you may want to refactor your code to not use it.

Answer 3

You can do it with help of sys module:

import sys

def str2Class(str):
    return getattr(sys.modules[__name__], str)