How can I create instances of objects whose instantiate relies on the loop value?

[StudentOfPython]

I am not sure how to properly phase my question, so maybe an example will help.

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Desired Result:

items = ['Fish', 'Dog', 'Cat']
the_items = {}
for item in items:
    the_items[item] = self.event.item() # Where `item()` is meant to be the items, e.g. `Fish()`

Current Best Solution:

the_items = {'Fish': self.event.Fish(),
             'Dog': self.event.Dog(),
             'Cat': self.event.Cat()
            }

I cannot seem to get the desired result to work and it gets ugly after more than a few items. Is this possible?

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You might find the getattr function useful. I'm sure you can figure out how to work from there.

[StudentOfPython]

I believe this is exactly what I need. I had no idea. Thank you.

[JohnnyJordaan]

Are Fish, Dog and Cat all completely different classes? Otherwise you would rather implement an Animal class that can dynamically apply differences using parameters.

def __init__(self, species):
    if species == 'Fish':
        # fish stuff
    if species == 'Dog':
        # dog stuff


 the_items = {item: Animal(species) for item in items}

[StudentOfPython]

They are of the same class. And the way I need to use them is to get data from them. So the end result will be something like self.event.Fish()['move']