Folder Dict

The versatile dict for Python!

Installation

pip install folder-dict

or clone this repository and run the following command.

pip install -e ./

Import

from folder_dict import FolderDict

Usage

• Import and Construct

  # Empty Folder Dict
  fd = FolderDict(sep="/")
  > fd
  --> FolderDict({})
  

• Subscription

  user =  {
      "name": "Joe",
  	"age": 22,
  	"hobbies": ["Playing football", "Podcasts"],
      "friends": {
  		"Sue": {"age": 30},
      	"Ben": {"age": 35},
  	    }
  }
  
  fd = FolderDict(user, sep="/")
  > fd["name"]
  --> Joe
  
  > fd["friend/Sue/age"]
  --> 30
  
  > fd["/friend/Ben"]
  --> FolderDict({
      "age": 30,
  })
  

  • Multiple inputs

    > fd["name", "age","friends/Ben/age"]
    --> ("Joe", 22, 35)
    

• Assignment
  Assigns the object at the given path into the FolderDict.

  fd = FolderDict(sep="/")
  fd["path/to/obj_name"] = 10
  
  > fd["path/to/obj_name"]
  10
  

  • Multiple inputs

  fd["a/b", "c/d"] = (0,1)
  > fd
  --> FolderDict({
      "a/b": 0,
      "c/d": 1
  })
  

• list Lists all paths contained in the FolderDict.

  fd["a/b", "c/d"] = (0,1)
  > fd.list()
  --> ["/a/b", "/c/d"]
  

• Direct card ~
  Get paths ending with "c".

  fd["a/b/c", "d/e/f/abc", "g/h/c", "i/j"] = (1,2,3,4)
  > fd.list("~c")
  --> ["/a/b/c", "/d/e/f/abc", "/g/h/c"]
  

  cf.

  > fd.list("~/c")
  --> ["a/b/c", "g/h/c"]
  

• Properties

  fd["a/b","a/c"] = (1,2)
  
  # dict
  > fd.dict
  --> {'a': {'b': 1, 'c': 2}}
  
  # PathDict
  > fd.PathDict
  -->PathDict({
    "a": {
      "b": 1,
      "c": 2  
    }
  })
  
  # sep
  > fd.sep
  --> '/'