How to use a dot "." to access members of dictionary?
dictionary, nested, nested-properties, python, syntax
Solution
You can do it using this class I just made. With this class you can use the `Map` object like another dictionary(including json serialization) or with the dot notation. I hope to help you:
class Map(dict):
"""
Example:
m = Map({'first_name': 'Eduardo'}, last_name='Pool', age=24, sports=['Soccer'])
"""
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
super(Map, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
for arg in args:
if isinstance(arg, dict):
for k, v in arg.iteritems():
self[k] = v
if kwargs:
for k, v in kwargs.iteritems():
self[k] = v
def __getattr__(self, attr):
return self.get(attr)
def __setattr__(self, key, value):
self.__setitem__(key, value)
def __setitem__(self, key, value):
super(Map, self).__setitem__(key, value)
self.__dict__.update({key: value})
def __delattr__(self, item):
self.__delitem__(item)
def __delitem__(self, key):
super(Map, self).__delitem__(key)
del self.__dict__[key]
Usage examples:
m = Map({'first_name': 'Eduardo'}, last_name='Pool', age=24, sports=['Soccer'])
# Add new key
m.new_key = 'Hello world!'
# Or
m['new_key'] = 'Hello world!'
print m.new_key
print m['new_key']
# Update values
m.new_key = 'Yay!'
# Or
m['new_key'] = 'Yay!'
# Delete key
del m.new_key
# Or
del m['new_key']
Problem
How do I make Python dictionary members accessible via a dot "."? For example, instead of writing `mydict['val']`, I'd like to write `mydict.val`. Also I'd like to access nested dicts this way. For example ``` mydict.mydict2.val ``` would refer to ``` mydict = { 'mydict2': { 'val': ... } } ```