将用户输入转换为变量名（python 2.7）

Question

Let's say Bob enters his name, 'Bob Jones,' into a Tkinter text entry field. Later, I want to be able to access his name like this:

BobJones = {
'name':'Bob Jones',
'pet\'s name':'Fido'
}

How do I make it so I assign whatever Bob inputs as a new variable without having to manually write it in?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

To expand on the comments above, I think you'd want something more like this:

# Define the user class - what data do we store about users:

class User(object):
    def __init__(self, user_name, first_pet):
        self.user_name = user_name
        self.first_pet = first_pet

# Now gather the actual list of users

users = []
while someCondition:
    user_name, first_pet = getUserDetails()
    users.append(User(user_name, first_pet))

# Now we can use it

print "The first users name is:"
print users[0].user_name

So you're defining the class (think of it as a template) for the Users, then creating new User objects, one for each person, and storing them in the users list.