ros_msg_to_list.py

def msg_to_list(message):
    """
    Given a message, e.g.: Vector3(x=0.0, y=0.0, z=0.0)
    returns the list of it's slots, e.g.: [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
    :param message: some message that we want it's slots into a list
    :return: the slots as a list
    """
    output_list = []
    for slot in message.__slots__:
        output_list.append(message.__getattribute__(slot))
    return output_list