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dict_to_ini.py
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| def dict_to_ini(dict_var, file=None): | |
| ini_content_list = [] | |
| def iterate_dict(var, prefix=None): | |
| """iterate dict and convert to a list of 'key1.key2[i] = value' string""" | |
| if isinstance(var, dict): | |
| for k, v in var.items(): | |
| if prefix is None: | |
| new_prefix = k # e.g. age | |
| else: | |
| new_prefix = prefix + "." + k # e.g. name.firstname | |
| iterate_dict(v, new_prefix) | |
| elif isinstance(var, list): | |
| for index, value in enumerate(var): | |
| new_prefix = "%s[%d]" % (prefix, index) # e.g. scores[0] | |
| iterate_dict(value, new_prefix) | |
| else: | |
| # for multiple line string, i.e. with \n, convert to 1 line repr string | |
| if isinstance(var, str) and "\n" in var: | |
| var = repr(var) | |
| this_item = "%s = %s" % (prefix, var) | |
| nonlocal ini_content_list | |
| ini_content_list.append(this_item) | |
| iterate_dict(dict_var, None) | |
| ini_content_list.sort() | |
| ini_content = "\n".join(ini_content_list) | |
| if file: | |
| with open(file, "w") as f: | |
| f.write(ini_content) | |
| return ini_content |
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