vars()

Built-in FunctionPython 2.0+Intermediate

Returns the __dict__ attribute of an object

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Documentation
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Python Version
2.0+

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Quick Example

python
class Point:
    def __init__(self, x, y):
        self.x = x
        self.y = y

p = Point(1, 2)
print(vars(p))

vars() is a built-in function that returns the __dict__ attribute of an object.

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builtinfunctioncoreintrospectionoop

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