CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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Ezra
Ezra

Reputation: 1481

load configuration file into dictionary using one liner in python

I am trying to load a configuration file into a dictionary with just one liner

The configuration file looks like this:

key1:
   nested-key1 = val1
   nested-key2 = val2

key2:
   nested-key3 = val3

The dictionary I'm trying to build should look like this:

 { key1:{nested-key1:val1, nested-key2:val2}, key2:{nested-key3:val3}}

By one liner I mean that I don't want to use a loop - just a fixed sequence of function calls (Number of key may vary).

something like:

f = open("/tmp/config")
dic = f.read().split("\n\n") ...

Upvotes: 2

Views: 115

Answers (1)

moooeeeep
moooeeeep

Reputation: 32522

Considering the similarity of the file format to the YAML format, I suggest you use a YAML parser:

import yaml

s = """
key1:
   nested-key1 = val1
   nested-key2 = val2

key2:
   nested-key3 = val3
"""

print yaml.load(s.replace("=", ":"))

The output is:

{'key2': 'nested-key3 , val3', 'key1': 'nested-key1 , val1 nested-key2 , val2'}

For reference:

Upvotes: 3

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