DCSV

Python module for serializing structured data to and from the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative DCSV format (Cox & Iannella, 2006).

Installation

$ pip install dscv

Usage

>>> import dcsv

>>> dcsv.dumps({'foo': 2, 'bar': 3})
'foo=2; bar=3'

>>> dcsv.loads('pi=3.14')
{'pi': 3.14}

List of dictionaries are also supported using special hierarchical keys:

>>> dcsv.dumps([{'foo': 'bar'}, {'foo': 'baz'}])
'#1.foo=bar; #2.foo=baz'

>>> dcsv.loads('#1.foo=bar; #2.foo=baz')
[{'foo': 'bar'}, {'foo': 'baz'}]

References

Cox, S. and Iannella, R. (2006) DCMI DCSV. Available at: https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-dcsv/.