下面是一个快速而简单的示例，演示了一个类如何根据使用getattr()执行的操作系统来触发save方法的不同版本。

import os

class Log(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.os = os.name
    def __getattr__(self, name):
        """ look for a 'save' attribute, or just 
          return whatever attribute was specified """
        if name == 'save':
            try:
                # try to dynamically return a save 
                # method appropriate for the user's system
                return getattr(self, self.os)
            except:
                # bail and try to return 
                # a default save method
                return getattr(self, '_save')
        else:
            return getattr(self, name)

    # each of these methods could have save logic specific to 
    # the system on which the script is executed
    def posix(self): print 'saving on a posix machine'
    def nt(self): print 'saving on an nt machine'
    def os2(self): print 'saving on an os2 machine'
    def ce(self): print 'saving on a ce machine'
    def java(self): print 'saving on a java machine'
    def riscos(self): print 'saving on a riscos machine'
    def _save(self): print 'saving on an unknown operating system'

    def which_os(self): print os.name

现在让我们在一个例子中使用这个类:

logger = Log()

# Now you can do one of two things:
save_func = logger.save
# and execute it, or pass it along 
# somewhere else as 1st class:
save_func()

# or you can just call it directly:
logger.save()

# other attributes will hit the else 
# statement and still work as expected
logger.which_os()

它也从https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/methods/built-in/getattr澄清

class Person:
    age = 23
    name = "Adam"

person = Person()
print('The age is:', getattr(person, "age"))
print('The age is:', person.age)

年龄:23岁

年龄:23岁

class Person:
    age = 23
    name = "Adam"

person = Person()

# when default value is provided
print('The sex is:', getattr(person, 'sex', 'Male'))

# when no default value is provided
print('The sex is:', getattr(person, 'sex'))

性别:男性

AttributeError: 'Person'对象没有属性'sex'

当我从存储在类中的数据创建XML文件时，如果属性不存在或类型为None，我经常会收到错误。在本例中，我的问题不是不知道属性名是什么，而是存储在该属性中的数据。

class Pet:
    def __init__(self):
        self.hair = None
        self.color = None

如果我使用hasattr来执行此操作，即使属性值为None类型，它也会返回True，这将导致我的ElementTree set命令失败。

hasattr(temp, 'hair')
>>True

如果属性值的类型为None, getattr也会返回它，这将导致我的ElementTree set命令失败。

c = getattr(temp, 'hair')
type(c)
>> NoneType

我现在使用以下方法来处理这些情况:

def getRealAttr(class_obj, class_attr, default = ''):
    temp = getattr(class_obj, class_attr, default)
    if temp is None:
        temp = default
    elif type(temp) != str:
        temp = str(temp)
    return temp

这是我使用getattr的时间和方式。

我认为这个例子是不言自明的。它运行第一个参数的方法，其名称在第二个参数中给出。

class MyClass:
   def __init__(self):
      pass
   def MyMethod(self):
      print("Method ran")

# Create an object
object = MyClass()
# Get all the methods of a class
method_list = [func for func in dir(MyClass) if callable(getattr(MyClass, func))]
# You can use any of the methods in method_list
# "MyMethod" is the one we want to use right now

# This is the same as running "object.MyMethod()"
getattr(object,'MyMethod')()

Getattr (object， 'x')完全等价于object.x。

getattr只在两种情况下有用。

你不能写object。X，因为您事先不知道您想要哪个属性(它来自字符串)。对于元编程非常有用。 您需要提供一个默认值。对象。如果没有y, y将引发AttributeError。但是getattr(object， 'y'， 5)将返回5。

getattr()在Python中实现switch语句的另一种用法。它使用两个反射来获取大小写类型。

import sys

class SwitchStatement(object):
    """ a class to implement switch statement and a way to show how to use gettattr in Pythion"""

    def case_1(self):
        return "value for case_1"

    def case_2(self):
        return "value for case_2"

    def case_3(self):
        return "value for case_3"

    def case_4(self):
        return "value for case_4"

    def case_value(self, case_type=1):
        """This is the main dispatchmethod, that uses gettattr"""
        case_method = 'case_' + str(case_type)
        # fetch the relevant method name
        # Get the method from 'self'. Default to a lambda.
        method = getattr(self, case_method, lambda: "Invalid case type")
        # Call the method as we return it
        return method()

def main(_):
    switch = SwitchStatement()
    print swtich.case_value(_)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main(int(sys.argv[1]))