dict-path-finder 0.0.2

Find dictionary path by key and value

dict-path-finder

dict-path-finder is a Python library designed to find the paths to specific keys or values within nested dictionaries and lists. This can be particularly useful for working with complex JSON data structures.

Features

• Find all paths to a specified key in dictionaries and lists.
• Find all paths to a specified value in dictionaries and lists.
• Outputs all paths to the key and value you are looking for as a list.

Installation

You can install dict-path-finder using pip:

pip install dict-path-finder

Usage

Finding Paths by Key

from dict-path-finder import find_paths_by_key

data = {
    "items": [
        {
            "type": "book",
            "title": "Inception",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "F. Scott Fitzgerald"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "type": "movie",
            "title": "Inception",
            "directors": [
                {
                    "name": ["Christopher Nolan", "heaven"]
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

input_key = "title"
results = find_paths_by_key(data, input_key)

for result in results:
    print("Output:", result)

# result
# Output: data["items"][0]["title"]
# Output: data["items"][1]["title"]

Finding Paths by Value

from dict-path-finder import find_paths_by_value

data = {
    "items": [
        {
            "type": "book",
            "title": "Inception",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "F. Scott Fitzgerald"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "type": "movie",
            "title": "Inception",
            "directors": [
                {
                    "name": ["Christopher Nolan", "heaven", "Inception"]
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

input_value = "Inception"
results = find_paths_by_value(data, input_value)

for result in results:
    print("Output:", result)

# result
# Output: data["items"][0]["title"]
# Output: data["items"][1]["title"]
# Output: data["items"][1]["directors"][0]["name"][2]