exec function in a function is not working(python 3.5)

Question

I am trying to write a dynamic program(to parse json files based on their tags) in python and i am using Python exec function to do that. But the program is failing when exec statement is in a function.

RUN 1: Exec in a function:

import json from pandas.io.json import json_normalize import sys def param(dfile): aString = "['widget']['image']~['widget']['window']~['widget']['text']" for nd_part in aString.split('~'): exec("temp = %s%s"%(dfile,nd_part)) print(temp) if __name__ == "__main__": dfile = json.load(open("sample_json.json")) str_list = param(dfile)

JSON Data: sample_json.json

{"widget": { "debug": "on", "window": { "title": "Sample Konfabulator Widget", "name": "main_window", "width": 500, "height": 500 }, "image": { "src": "Images/Sun.png", "name": "sun1", "hOffset": 250, "vOffset": 250, "alignment": "center" }, "text": { "data": "Click Here", "size": 36, "style": "bold", "name": "text1", "hOffset": 250, "vOffset": 100, "alignment": "center", "onMouseUp": "sun1.opacity = (sun1.opacity / 100) * 90;" } }}

Error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "sample_test_json.py", line 12, in <module> str_list = param(dfile) File "sample_test_json.py", line 9, in param print(temp) NameError: name 'temp' is not defined

RUN 2: EXEC in main:

import json from pandas.io.json import json_normalize import sys if __name__ == "__main__": dfile = json.load(open("sample_json.json")) aString = "['widget']['image']~['widget']['window']~['widget']['text']" for nd_part in aString.split('~'): exec("temp = %s%s"%(dfile,nd_part)) print(temp)

JSON Data: sample_json.json(same data as above)

Output: No error(Result as expected)

{'hOffset': 250, 'vOffset': 250, 'name': 'sun1', 'alignment': 'center', 'src': 'Images/Sun.png'} {'width': 500, 'height': 500, 'name': 'main_window', 'title': 'Sample Konfabulator Widget'} {'data': 'Click Here', 'hOffset': 250, 'vOffset': 100, 'size': 36, 'style': 'bold', 'onMouseUp': 'sun1.opacity = (sun1.opacity / 100) * 90;', 'name': 'text1', 'alignment': 'center'}

RUN 3: I tried eval and tried formatting the string from this post. How to return value from exec in function?

import json from pandas.io.json import json_normalize import sys def param(dfile): aString = "['widget']['image']~['widget']['window']~['widget']['text']" for nd_part in aString.split('~'): exec('temp = "{}""{}"'.format(dfile,nd_part)) print(temp) if __name__ == "__main__": dfile = json.load(open("sample_json.json")) str_list = param(dfile)

Error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "sample_test_json.py", line 12, in <module> str_list = param(dfile) File "sample_test_json.py", line 9, in param print(temp) NameError: name 'temp' is not defined

Please help me in identifying the issue. Thanks in advance.

You will probably have better luck using eval() but really, there's no need for that either. — kindall
– kindall, Commented Oct 16, 2017 at 15:51
You're just trying to set the variable. There's no need for exec() — Cfreak
– Cfreak, Commented Oct 16, 2017 at 15:52
yes. But my original requirement is to create a dataframe from each tag and write into delimiter file. My program should be dynamic to handle multiple tags and create multiple files base on number of tags (planning to pass those tags as paramaters to this program). — goks
– goks, Commented Oct 16, 2017 at 15:54

goks · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-16 16:19:13Z

Using Eval() i am getting the result i exepcted. Posting answer below. But still i am not sure why exec() is not working.

import json from pandas.io.json import json_normalize import sys def param(dfile): aString = "['widget']['image']~['widget']['window']~['widget']['text']" for nd_part in aString.split('~'): s = '{0}{1}'.format('dfile',nd_part) temp = eval(s) print(temp) if __name__ == "__main__": dfile = json.load(open("sample_json.json")) str_list = param(dfile)

Result:

{'src': 'Images/Sun.png', 'alignment': 'center', 'vOffset': 250, 'name': 'sun1', 'hOffset': 250} {'title': 'Sample Konfabulator Widget', 'height': 500, 'width': 500, 'name': 'main_window'} {'alignment': 'center', 'onMouseUp': 'sun1.opacity = (sun1.opacity / 100) * 90;', 'data': 'Click Here', 'hOffset': 250, 'size': 36, 'vOffset': 100, 'name': 'text1', 'style': 'bold'}

The_book · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-21 08:45:14Z

I think exec add temp to global. So add global temp before print temp may be useful

import json from pandas.io.json import json_normalize import sys def param(dfile): global temp aString = "['widget']['image']~['widget']['window']~['widget']['text']" for nd_part in aString.split('~'): exec("temp = %s%s"%(dfile,nd_part)) print(temp) if __name__ == "__main__": dfile = json.load(open("sample_json.json")) str_list = param(dfile)

should be fine.

Or you can also do things like

import json from pandas.io.json import json_normalize import sys def param(dfile): d={} aString = "['widget']['image']~['widget']['window']~['widget']['text']" for nd_part in aString.split('~'): exec("temp = %s%s"%(dfile,nd_part),d) print(d['temp']) if __name__ == "__main__": dfile = json.load(open("sample_json.json")) str_list = param(dfile)

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