data.replace('=', ':').replace(';', ',')
then eval in a namespace object whose __getitem__ method returns its
argument unchanged.
class not_str(str): # take care of that IPF.Contact
def __getattr__(self, attr):return self + '.' + attr
class not_dict(dict):
def __getitem__(self, name):return not_str(name)
eval(data.replace('=',':').replace(';', ','), not_dict())
Tom Grove wrote:
> I have a server program that I am writing an interface to and it returns
> data in a perl dictionary. Is there a nice way to convert this to
> something useful in Python?
>
> Here is some sample data:
>
> 200 data follow
> {
> Calendar = {
> Access = { anyone = lr;};
> Class = IPF.Appointment;
> Messages = 0;
> Size = 0;
> UIDNext = 1;
> UIDValidity = 287898056;
> Unseen = 0;
> };
> Contacts = {
> Class = IPF.Contact;
> Messages = 0;
> Size = 0;
> UIDNext = 1;
> UIDValidity = 287898056;
> Unseen = 0;
> };
> }
>
> -Tom
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