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A Python Dictionary that can be used for notifications of nested dictionary changes
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class ActionableDict(dict): | |
parent = None | |
def __init__(self, initial_dict, parent = None): | |
self.parent = parent | |
for key, value in initial_dict.items(): | |
if isinstance(value, dict): | |
initial_dict[key] = ActionableDict(value, self) | |
super().__init__(initial_dict) | |
def __setitem__(self, item, value): | |
if isinstance(value, dict): | |
_value = ActionableDict(value, self) | |
else: | |
_value = value | |
print("You are changing the value of {} to {}!!".format(item, _value)) | |
self._traverse_parents() | |
super().__setitem__(item, _value) | |
def _traverse_parents(self): | |
test_item = self | |
parent_keys = [ next(iter(self)) ] | |
while(hasattr(test_item, 'parent') and test_item.parent != None): | |
for key, value in test_item.parent.items(): | |
if value == test_item: | |
parent_keys.append(key) | |
test_item = test_item.parent | |
print("parent keys: " + str(parent_keys[::-1])) | |
if __name__ == "__main__": | |
test = ActionableDict({'a': {'b': 6 }}) | |
print("---") | |
test['b'] = { 'c': { 'd': 3} } | |
print("---") | |
test['b']['c']['d'] = 4 | |
print("resultant dict: " + str(test)) |
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