--- a/eric6/DebugClients/Python/DebugVariables.py	Wed Jul 21 17:52:39 2021 +0200
+++ b/eric6/DebugClients/Python/DebugVariables.py	Tue Jul 27 19:22:37 2021 +0200
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
         try:
             return var[int(attribute)]
         except Exception:
-            return getattr(var, attribute, None)
+            return getattr(var, str(attribute), None)
     
     def getDictionary(self, var):
         """