SickDict

An IDE friendly (auto-completion) python dictionary with dot-accessible attributes.

Why?

• The pythonic way to access the dictionary d['key'] is prone to errors and honestly, pretty ugly.
• The case becomes worse when the dictionary is a nested one d['key1]['key2']. Now obviously d.key1.key2.key3 is much better.
• Default python dictionary does not support auto-completion in almost all the IDE's, but SickDict will.

How to use it?

1. Install the package:

pip install sick-dict

2. Import the package:

from sick_dict import SickDict

Features

1. Create a dictionary without defining it keys beforehand

sd = SickDict()
sd.hello = "world"

2. Pass a dictionary and all the keys in dictionary will become properties

d = {'hello': 'world'}
sd = SickDict(d)
print(sd.hello)     # world

3. Pass keyword arguments and all the arguments will become properties

sd = SickDict(hello="world", this_is="awesome")
print(sd.hello)     # world
print(sd.this_is)     # awesome

4. Pass both dictionary and keyword arguments

d = {'hello': 'world'}
sd = SickDict(d, this_is="awesome")
print(sd.hello)     # world
print(sd.this_is)     # awesome

5. Pass a nested dictionary with a list

foo = {
    "bar" : {
        "baz" : [{"boo" : "hoo"}, {"baba" : "loo"}]
    }
}
sd = SickDict(foo)
print(sd.bar.baz[0].boo)     # hoo

6. Use del keyword to remove a key

sd = SickDict(hello="world", this_is="awesome")
del sd.hello
print(sd.hello)     # Key

7. Use + operator to combine two instances of SickDict

sd1 = SickDict(hello="world")
print(sd1)      # SickDict({'hello': 'world'})

sd2 = SickDict(this_is="awesome")
print(sd2)      # SickDict({'this_is': 'awesome'})

print(sd1 + sd2)    # SickDict({'hello': 'world', 'this_is': 'awesome'})

9. Use other dictionary functions like get(), update() etc.

sd = SickDict(hello="world")
print(sd.get('hello'))     # world

sd.update({'who_are_you': 'developer'}, this_is="awesome")
print(sd)      # SickDict({'hello': 'world', 'who_are_you': 'developer', 'this_is': 'awesome'})