Convert string to variable name in python [duplicate]

x='buffalo'    
exec("%s = %d" % (x,2))

After that you can check it by:

print buffalo

As an output you will see: 2

This is the best way, I know of to create dynamic variables in python.

my_dict = {}
x = "Buffalo"
my_dict[x] = 4

I found a similar, but not the same question here Creating dynamically named variables from user input

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