dictpy 0.0.2

Searching Python Dictionaries/JSON files.

dictpy (Dictionary Python)

This Python Package can help with finding data in large complex Python dictionaries. These data structures of typical of JSON Files.

Installation

pip install dictpy

Usage

Load in a JSON file.

import json

with open(data_path, "r") as f:
    text = f.read()
    json_data = json.loads(text)

Preform search. It will find all valid objects in the search. Use .result to view results.

import dictpy

search = DictSearch(data=json_data, target=target)
print(search.result)
    

Example return object: The return object is a list[list[tree, obj]].

tree shows the navigation to get to the data ('.' separated)

obj shows the object found

[['Record.Section.TOCHeading', {'TOCHeading': 'Chemical Safety'}],
 ['Record.Section.Information.Name', {'Name': 'Chemical Safety'}]]

How to format target

You can exact match on strings, int, floats and single line dictionaries. Examples:

{"RecordType": "CID"}
{"RecordNumber": 6}
{"TOCHeading": "Structures"}
2526
"3D Conformer"

You also can do partial dictionary searches with "*" as a wild card.

{"MoveToTop": "*"}
{"*": "Chemical Safety"}

Options of what is returned

Currently, there are two return options. The exact object (default) or parent object. To change to parent object, change return function:

search = DictSearch(data=json_data, target=target, return_func=DictSearch.return_parent_object)