Using vars() in Python

vars_in_python

"""
This is a simple example on how to use vars() in python:

vars() is for getting the variables from objects that have a __dict__ 

(this is built for python 3.6, you can copy this into a Jupyter notebook and execute!)
"""

# vars is for getting variables from an objects __dict__

class Point:
    def __init__(self, x, y):
        self.x = x
        self.y = y
        
    def __repr__(self):
        return "({},{})".format(self.x, self.y)
    
p = Point(2,3)
P = Point

print("instance dictionary: Point(2,3).__dict__={}".format(Point(2,3).__dict__))
print("this is the same as vars(Point(2,3))={}\n".format(vars(Point(2,3))))

print("class dictionary: Point.__dict__={}".format(Point.__dict__))
print("this is the same as vars(Point)={}\n".format(vars(Point)))