Get Python class object from class name string in the same module

Question

I have a class

class Foo():     def some_method():         pass 

And another class in the same module:

class Bar():     def some_other_method():         class_name = "Foo"         # Can I access the class Foo above using the string "Foo"? 

I want to be able to access the Foo class using the string "Foo".

I can do this if I'm in another module by using:

from project import foo_module foo_class = getattr(foo_module, "Foo") 

Can I do the same sort of thing in the same module?

The guys in IRC suggested I use a mapping dict that maps string class names to the classes, but I don't want to do that if there's an easier way.

Answer 1

import sys getattr(sys.modules[__name__], "Foo")  # or   globals()['Foo']