Spacename
An alternative to dictionaries, built on the argparse Namespace class.
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Installation
Currently, you are only able to install spacename using pip or similar package managers1. However, this is set to change in the near future.
pip
Using To install this package using pip, simply run the following command:
*Nix
pip3 install spacename
Windows
pip install spacename
Usage
Creating a Namespace
from spacename import Namespace
ns = Namespace(key="val")
print(ns.key)
Output:
val
Adding/modifying keys and values to the Namespace
from spacename import Namespace
ns = Namespace(spam="fizz", bacon="buzz")
ns.spam = "foo" # Changing existing value
ns.eggs = "bar" # Creating a key-value pair
del ns.bacon # Deleting a key-value pair
print(ns)
Output:
Namespace(spam="foo", eggs="bar")
Converting to dict
from spacename import Namespace
ns = Namespace(spam="foo", eggs="bar", bacon="baz")
print(dict(ns))
# OR
print(ns.to_dict())
Output:
{'spam': 'foo', 'eggs': 'bar', 'bacon': 'baz'}
Converting to list
from spacename import Namespace
ns = Namespace(spam="foo", eggs="bar", bacon="baz")
print(list(ns))
Output:
[('spam', 'foo'), ('eggs', 'bar'), ('bacon', 'baz')]
Iterating through a Namespace
from spacename import Namespace
ns = Namespace(spam="foo", eggs="bar", bacon="baz")
for k, v in ns:
print(f"{k}=\"{v}\"")
Output:
spam="foo"
eggs="bar"
bacon="baz"
Comparing Namespaces with other Namespaces
from spacename import Namespace
ns1 = Namespace(spam="foo", eggs="bar", bacon="baz")
ns2 = Namespace(foo="spam", bar="eggs", baz="bacon")
print(ns1 == ns2)
Output:
False
Checking that a Namespace contains a key
from spacename import Namespace
ns = Namespace(spam="foo", eggs="bar", bacon="baz")
print("spam" in ns)
Output:
True
Footnotes
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Supported package managers include, but are not limited to, pip, poetry, and any other package manager that supports the PyPI repository.
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