creating an object from a class name

foo.py

from pprint import pprint as pp;
import sys

class Foo(object):

    def __init__(self, name):
        print "building a Foo"
        self.name = name

    def sayhi(self):
        print "Hi! I am ", self.name

myfooclass = getattr(sys.modules[__name__], 'Foo')
print "myfooclass: ", myfooclass

a = myfooclass("Jim")
a.sayhi();

print "a: ", a

# Output:
myfooclass:  <class '__main__.Foo'>
building a Foo
Hi! I am  Jim
a:  <__main__.Foo object at 0x1603390>