pickydict 0.1.0

More picky version of Python dictionary.

pickydict

More picky version of Python dictionary

PickyDict objects will behave just like Python dictionaries, with a few notable exceptions:

(1) PickyDict has a force_lower_case attribute. If set to True (default) then dictionary keys will all be treated as lower-case.

(2) PickyDict can contain a second dictionary named "replacements" with mappings to enforce translating specific key words.

Examples:

from pickydict import PickyDict

# per default force_lower_case is set to True:
my_dict = PickyDict({"A": 1, "B": 2})
print(my_dict)  # => {'a': 1, 'b': 2}

# now also using a replacements dictionary
my_dict = PickyDict({"A": 1, "B": 2},
                    replacements={"a": "abc", "b": "bcd", "c": "cde"})
print(my_dict)  # => {'abc': 1, 'bcd': 2}
my_dict["c"] = 100
print(my_dict)  # => {'abc': 1, 'bcd': 2, , 'cde': 100}
my_dict["b"] = 5  # => ValueError: Key 'b' will be interpreted as 'bcd'...