multi dimensional dictionary

[Alok Kumar]

Thanks to all for their kind help and time.

Alok

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:11 AM, Peter Otten <__peter__ at web.de> wrote:

> Gary Herron wrote:
>
> > Alok Kumar wrote:
> >> Dear All,
> >>
> >> I am using dictionary for filling my xpath parsed data.
> >>
> >> I wanted to use in the following manner.
> >>
> >> mydict[index] ["key1"] ["key2"]    #Can someone help me with right
> >> declaration.
> >>
> >> So that I can fill my XML xpath parsed data
> >>
> >> mydict[0] ["person"] ["setTime"] = "12:09:30"
> >> mydict[0] ["person"] ["clrTime"] = "22:09:30"
>
> [I didn't see the original post]
>
> >>> from collections import defaultdict
> >>> def make_inner():
> ...     return defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(make_inner))
> ...
> >>> mydict = make_inner()
> >>> mydict[0]["person"]["setTime"] = "12:09:30"
> >>> mydict[0]["person"]["shoes"]["color"] = "bright yellow"
> >>> mydict
> defaultdict(<function <lambda> at 0x2b7afd0025f0>, {0:
> defaultdict(<function
> make_inner at 0x2b7afd002578>, {'person': defaultdict(<function <lambda> at
> 0x2b7afd002668>, {'setTime': '12:09:30', 'shoes': defaultdict(<function
> make_inner at 0x2b7afd002578>, {'color': 'bright yellow'})})})})
>
> If that looks too messy, try a subclass:
>
> >>> class Dict(defaultdict):
> ...     def __init__(self):
> ...             defaultdict.__init__(self, Dict)
> ...     def __repr__(self):
> ...             return dict.__repr__(self)
> ...
> >>> mydict = Dict()
> >>> mydict[0]["person"]["setTime"] = "12:09:30"
> >>> mydict
> {0: {'person': {'setTime': '12:09:30'}}}
> >>> mydict[0]["person"]["shoes"]["color"] = "bright yellow"
> >>> mydict
> {0: {'person': {'setTime': '12:09:30', 'shoes': {'color': 'bright
> yellow'}}}}
>
> Peter
> --
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>



-- 
Regards
Alok Kumar
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/attachments/20080528/f3c9ab4d/attachment-0001.html>