How to retrieve model column value dynamically in python

Question

Suppose I have a model object.

print (dir(table))
[\'...\', \'col1\', \'col2\', \'...\']

# this will output column 1 value
print (table.col1)

Answer 1

To get attribute value by name use getattr

getattr(table, 'col1')

Answer 2

You want to use getattr when doing dynamic attribute retrieval in python:

col = 'col1'
getattr(table, col)