A simple Python library that builds upon argparse.Namespace to make chained attributes possible.
Configs of all kinds follow a dict-like structure.
However, nobody likes the dict["key"] syntax. We all much prefer the dict.key syntax.
There are a number of workarounds for this, including easydict or argparse.Namespace (upon which this library is based).
The downside of these libraries, though, is that when you want to start a new level, you must explicitly define it first. For example:
config = edict()
config.host = 'localhost'
config.users = edict() # or {}
config.users.foo = 'bar'This is ugly.
Wouldn't you much prefer the following syntax?
config = dd()
config.host = 'localhost'
config.users.foo = 'bar'Installation is simple: pip install attr-dot-dict. Alternatively: pip install . from the root of the repository.
Usage is equally as simple:
from dotdict import DotDict as dd
x = dd()
x.a.b.c = 1
x.a.d = 2
x.a.b.e = 3
print(x) # DotDict(a=DotDict(b=DotDict(c=1, e=3), d=2))
print(vars(x)) # {'a': DotDict(b=DotDict(c=1, e=3), d=2)}
print(vars(x.a)) # {'b': DotDict(c=1, e=3), 'd': 2}