django - python: send value of a variable instead of its name to function -

i have class this:

class rank (models.model):       respect=models.integerfield(max_length=3)       #some other attributes

rank has many attributes (the first of respect).

the names of attributes of rank stored in list, attributes.

i iterate through them, setting them somevalue, arbitrary variable.

i'm attempting:

rank=rank() att in attributes:      rank.att=somevalue #i want rank.(value of att) instead of

i think you're trying set value attribute name. setattr built in method for.

rank=rank() att in attributes:      setattr(rank, att, somevalue)

Brazell