How to convert an OrderedDict into a regular dict in python3
ordereddictionary, python, type-conversion
Solution
>>> from collections import OrderedDict
>>> OrderedDict([('method', 'constant'), ('data', '1.225')])
OrderedDict([('method', 'constant'), ('data', '1.225')])
>>> dict(OrderedDict([('method', 'constant'), ('data', '1.225')]))
{'data': '1.225', 'method': 'constant'}
>>>
However, to store it in a database it'd be much better to convert it to a format such as JSON or Pickle. With Pickle you even preserve the order!
Problem
I am struggling with the following problem: I want to convert an `OrderedDict` like this: ``` OrderedDict([('method', 'constant'), ('data', '1.225')]) ``` into a regular dict like this: ``` {'method': 'constant', 'data':1.225} ``` because I have to store it as string in a database. After the conversion the order is not important anymore, so I can spare the ordered feature anyway. Thanks for any hint or solutions, Ben