python - Instantiate a class using a variable for its name -

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i'm little new python, , hoping might able me problem i've got.

i have need instantiate multiple objects using variables in list. let's have list of 2 items, ["apple", "orange"] , want use theses names instantiated class based on class fruit, end 2 objects, apple , orange of class fruit.

i've tried doing can't seem figure out how use variable name name of instantiated class. code doesn't work, might give idea i'm trying achieve:

class fruit:     pass  my_list = ["apple", "orange"]  item in my_list:     item = fruit()  type(apple) 

this doesn't work hope gives idea i'm trying achieve. error:

nameerror: name 'apple' not defined 

what see is:

>>> type(apple) <type 'instance'> 

any pointers can offer appreciated :)

thanks!

dynamically creating variables not idea. use dictionary instead:

>>> fruits = {} >>> item in my_list: ...    fruits[item] = fruit() ...   >>> [(k, type(v)) k, v in fruits.items()] [('orange', <class '__main__.fruit'>), ('apple', <class '__main__.fruit'>)] 

i suppose similar thing in global scope playing globals(), consider bad practice.