Pass argument to show image

[TellerFarsight]

I'm trying to have a label that shows an image, but I want to have which image it is be dependent on the argument of the label (so I can reuse it).
The simplified version looks like this:

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label portrait(character_name):
    show "images/"+ "[character_name]" +"_image.png" at my_transform

the character_name that is passed into this IS NOT a string, but is an object.
As in Eileen, not "Eileen" because I need to later call on attributes like Eileen.hair_color
(I could solve this problem by making it a string, or by making the image an attribute of the object, but I'm trying to make the code more efficient and I want to know if there's a way to this.)

I've also tried making it a variable:

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label portrait(character_name):
    show [character_name]_image at my_transform

but in both cases, it returns the error "expected 'image_name_component' not found"
So, is there a way to turn an object name to a string, or pass it into the name of a variable?
Are the square brackets even used for this ever or did I just make it up?

[xela]

https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/displayi ... -statement

[Remix]

If you are passing in an object you would need the character_object.name (or character_object.image may be better if you set that tag the same as the image name part (better = would work with dynamic characters as well))

show expression "images/[character_object.image]_image.png" as some_alias at my_transform
"words"
hide some_alias

[TellerFarsight]

That works exactly as I hoped. Is there a way to use a variable name instead of "images/[character_object.image]_image.png"? I want to know if I can use image manipulators on top of this, like FactorScale, and if I apply that directly to the expression it says it can no longer find the .png file. Also if the image is blinking, or if I want to tailor the positioning for the image (so I don't need to have the transform change based on which character I pass in).