python - AttributeError: 'int' object has no attribute 'getattr' -

i trying worker_manager work, keep getting error:

traceback (most recent call last):   file "multiqueue2.py", line 61, in <module>     manager.generate(control, threadname, i)   file "multiqueue2.py", line 38, in generate     target = i.getattr(name) attributeerror: 'int' object has no attribute 'getattr' 

here code working with, worker_manager, part going live. supposed take thread names dictionary , access associated classes. advice anyone? thanks!

import multiprocessing  import time   class test_imports:#test classes remove        def import_1(self, control_queue, thread_number):           print ("import_1 number %d started") % thread_number           run = true           count = 1           while run:                 alive = control_queue.get()                 if alive == 't1kill':                    print ("killing thread type 1 number %d") % thread_number                    run = false                    break                 print ("thread type 1 number %d run count %d") % (thread_number, count)                 count = count + 1        def import_2(self, control_queue, thread_number):           print ("import_1 number %d started") % thread_number           run = true           count = 1           while run:                 alive = control_queue.get()                 if alive == 't2kill':                    print ("killing thread type 2 number %d") % thread_number                    run = false                    break                 print ("thread type 2 number %d run count %d") % (thread_number, count)                            count = count + 1  class worker_manager:     # ...     names = {'one': 'import_1', 'two': 'import_2'}     def __init__(self):         self.children = {}     def generate(self, control_queue, threadname, runnum):         name = self.names[threadname]         target = i.getattr(name) #this throwing error         print ("starting %s number %d") % (name, runnum)         p = multiprocessing.process(target=target, args=(control_queue, runnum))         self.children[threadname] = p         p.start()     def terminate(self, threadname):         self.children[threadname].join()  if __name__ == '__main__':     # establish communication queues     control = multiprocessing.queue()     manager = worker_manager()         runnum = int(raw_input("enter number: "))      threadnum = int(raw_input("enter number of threads: "))     threadname = raw_input("enter number: ")     thread_count = 0      print ("starting threads")       in range(threadnum):         if threadname == 'three':             manager.generate(control, 'one', i)             manager.generate(control, 'two', i)         manager.generate(control, threadname, i)         thread_count = thread_count + 1                       if threadname == 'three':             thread_count = thread_count + 1       time.sleep(runnum)#let threads thing      print ("terminating threads")           in range(thread_count):         control.put("t1kill")         control.put("t2kill")     if threadname == 'three':         manager.terminate('one')         manager.terminate('two')     else:         manager.terminate(threadname)    

def generate(self, control_queue, threadname, runnum):     name = self.names[threadname]     target = i.getattr(name) #this throwing error 

i here not defined in local scope. means it's defined globally. means variable referring 1 defined here:

for in range(threadnum): 

if intentional, it's bad practice. try avoid using global variables. also, that's integer. trying do:

  i.getattr(name) 

on integer. supposed do? there function called getattr dynamically defined attributes, integers don't have dynamic attributes anyway, it's unclear trying do.