is this data structure build-in or I'll have to write my own class?

[subeen]

I think you should go for 'dictionary' that is a built-in data
structure of Python.


regards,
Subeen
http://love-python.blogspot.com/


On Feb 20, 7:32 pm, "Jorge Vargas" <jorge.var... at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2008/2/20 Jarek Zgoda <jzg... at o2.usun.pl>:> Jorge Vargas napisa³(a):
>
> > > - attribute access (or index)
> > > - maintain the order (for iter and print)
> > > - be mutable.
>
> > These are all attributes of standard Python lists.
>
> probably I confused you with the "or index" part. I want to be able to
> do item.value1 or item['value1'] the list can't do this.
>
> > > in case there isn't one. I was thinking having a base class like Bunch
> > >http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/52308and on
> > > top of that keeping a list of the keys and pop/push to the list when
> > > adding/deleting items. I don't like this idea because I'll have to
> > > keep each key twice. (in the list and in __dict__, is this the only
> > > way of doing it?
>
> > What is your objective? From the description of this recipe I cann't get
> > your use case.
>
> I got an xml object which feed me in data. in a simple format
> <item>
> <propety1>foo</propety1>
> <value1>bar</value1>
> <propety2>baz</propety2>
> <value2>bal</value2>
> </item>
>
> I want to turn this into a datastructure I can manipulate in my
> program for example.
>
> >>> print myItem.property1
> >>> if myItem.property1[value1] > 0:
>
>        print 'ok'
>
> >>> print myItem
>
> {'property1':'value1','property2,'value2'}
>
>
>
>
>
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