{"id":13207,"date":"2024-03-15T02:06:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T02:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-retrieve-the-field-names-in-python\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T13:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T13:34:14","slug":"how-can-i-retrieve-the-field-names-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-retrieve-the-field-names-in-python\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Field Names in Python: dir() & vars()"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can retrieve the field name in Python using the following method.<\/p>\n

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  1. display the contents<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    class<\/span> MyClass<\/span>:\r\n    field1 = 'value1'<\/span>\r\n    field2 = 'value2'<\/span>\r\n\r\nfields = [attr for<\/span> attr in<\/span> dir<\/span>(MyClass) if<\/span> not<\/span> callable<\/span>(getattr<\/span>(MyClass, attr)) and<\/span> not<\/span> attr.startswith('__'<\/span>)]\r\nprint<\/span>(fields)  # ['field1', 'field2']<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. retrieve a dictionary containing all local variables declared in the current scope<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      class<\/span> MyClass<\/span>:\r\n    field1 = 'value1'<\/span>\r\n    field2 = 'value2'<\/span>\r\n\r\nobj = MyClass()\r\nfields = list<\/span>(vars<\/span>(obj).keys())\r\nprint<\/span>(fields)  # ['field1', 'field2']<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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      1. dictionary<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        class<\/span> MyClass<\/span>:\r\n    field1 = 'value1'<\/span>\r\n    field2 = 'value2'<\/span>\r\n\r\nobj = MyClass()\r\nfields = list<\/span>(obj.__dict__.keys())\r\nprint<\/span>(fields)  # ['field1', 'field2']<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        These methods are suitable for instances of regular classes, but may not be applicable to special objects such as built-in types and functions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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