Python hasattr() Builtin Function – Examples

Python hasattr()

Python hasattr() builtin function is used to check if a Python object has a specific named attribute.

In this tutorial, we will learn about the syntax of Python hasattr() function, and learn how to use this function with the help of examples.

Syntax

The syntax of hasattr() function with the Python object and the name of attribute as parameters is

hasattr(object, name)

where

Parameter	Required/Optional	Description
object	Required	A Python object.
name	Required	A string that represents the name of attribute.

Returns

The function returns a boolean value.

Example

In this example, we will define a class A with attributes: x and y. We will use hasattr() function to check if object of type A has attribute with name 'x'.

Since, object A has attribute named x, calling hasattr() with this object and attribute name should return True.

Python Program

class A:
    x = 10
    y = 20

name = 'x'
obj = A
result = hasattr(obj, name)
print(f'Does the object {obj} has attribute named "{name}"? {result}')

Output

Does the object <class '__main__.A'> has attribute named "x"? True

Now, let us try to check if attribute named z is present in the object of type A.

Since, object A does not have attribute named z, calling hasattr() with this object and attribute name should return False.

Python Program

class A:
    x = 10
    y = 20

name = 'z'
obj = A
result = hasattr(obj, name)
print(f'Does the object {obj} has attribute named "{name}"? {result}')

Output

Does the object <class '__main__.A'> has attribute named "z"? False

Conclusion

In this Python Tutorial, we have learnt the syntax of Python hasattr() builtin function, and also learned how to use this function, with the help of Python example programs.