from builtins import str
__author__ = 'giacomov'
import yaml
import re
def _process_html(dictionary):
list_start = '<ul>\n'
list_stop = '</ul>\n'
entry_start = '<li>'
entry_stop = '</li>\n'
output=[list_start]
for key,value in list(dictionary.items()):
if isinstance(value, dict):
# Check whether the dictionary is empty. In that case, don't print anything
if len(value)==0:
continue
if len(value) > 1 or isinstance(list(value.values())[0], dict):
output.append(entry_start + str(key) + ': ')
output.append(_process_html(value))
output.append(entry_stop)
else:
output.append(entry_start + str(key) + ': ' + str(list(value.values())[0]) + entry_stop)
else:
output.append(entry_start + str(key) + ': ' + str(value) + entry_stop)
output.append(list_stop)
final_output = '\n'.join(output)
return final_output
def _process_text(dictionary):
# Obtain YAML representation
string_repr = yaml.dump(dictionary, default_flow_style=False)
# Add a '*' for each point in the list and indent appropriately
final_output = re.sub("(\s*)(.+)", "\\1 * \\2", string_repr)
return final_output
[docs]def dict_to_list(dictionary, html=False):
"""
Convert a dictionary into a unordered list.
:param dictionary: a dictionary
:param html: whether to output HTML or simple text (True or False)
:return: the list
"""
if html:
return _process_html(dictionary)
else:
return _process_text(dictionary)