AutoDict

Dictionary that automatically adds children dictionaries as necessary. Including a json based serialization and deserialization.

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Environment

List of dependencies for package to run.

Required

• None

Optional

• None

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Installation / Build / Deployment

Install module

> python -m pip install autodict

For development, install as a link to repository such that code changes are used.

> python -m pip install -e .

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Usage

>>> from autodict import AutoDict, JSONAutoDict
>>>
>>> d = AutoDict()
>>> print(d)
{}
>>> d["level0"]["level1"]["level2"]["level3"] = "value"
>>> print(d)
{'level0': {'level1': {'level2': {'level3': 'value'}}}}
>>>
>>> with JSONAutoDict("autodict.json") as j:
...   j["level0"]["level1"]["level2"]["level3"] = "value"
...
>>> print(open("autodict.json").read())
{
  "__type__": "AutoDict",
  "level0": {
    "__type__": "AutoDict",
    "level1": {
      "__type__": "AutoDict",
      "level2": {
        "__type__": "AutoDict",
        "level3": "value"
      }
    }
  }
}
>>> with JSONAutoDict("autodict.json") as j:
...   j["level0"]["key"] = "another value"
...
>>> print(open("autodict.json").read())
{
  "__type__": "AutoDict",
  "level0": {
    "__type__": "AutoDict",
    "level1": {
      "__type__": "AutoDict",
      "level2": {
        "__type__": "AutoDict",
        "level3": "value"
      }
    },
    "key": "another value"
  }
}

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Running Tests

To run the automated tests, execute unittest discover:

> python -m unittest discover tests -v

To run the automated tests with coverage, execute coverage run:

> python -m coverage run
> python -m coverage report

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Development

Code development of this project adheres to Google Python Guide

Styling

Use yapf to format files, based on Google's guide with the exception of indents being 2 spaces.

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Versioning

Versioning of this projects adheres to Semantic Versioning and is implemented using git tags.