custom sterilizer

sterilizer.py

from urllib.parse import quote, unquote


def dirty(obj: any):
    if isinstance(obj, str):
        return quote("S{obj}".format(obj=obj))
    elif isinstance(obj, bool):
        return "B{v}".format(v=1 if obj else 0)
    elif isinstance(obj, int):
        return "I{obj}".format(obj=obj)
    elif isinstance(obj, float):
        return "F{obj}".format(obj=obj)
    elif obj is None:
        return 'N'
    elif isinstance(obj, list):
        return quote("L" + ','.join(map(dirty, obj)))
    elif isinstance(obj, tuple):
        return quote("T" + ','.join(map(dirty, obj)))
    elif isinstance(obj, dict):
        items = []
        for key, value in obj.items():
            items.append(dirty(key) + ":" + dirty(value))
        return "D" + quote(','.join(items))


def clean(text: str):
    typ, data = text[:1], text[1:]
    if typ == 'S':
        return unquote(data)
    elif typ == 'B':
        return bool(data)
    elif typ == 'I':
        return int(data)
    elif typ == 'F':
        return float(data)
    elif typ == 'N':
        return None
    elif typ == 'L':
        data = unquote(data)
        return list(map(clean, data.split(',')))
    elif typ == 'T':
        data = unquote(data)
        return tuple(map(clean, data.split(',')))
    elif typ == 'D':
        data = unquote(data)
        items = data.split(',')
        new = dict(map(lambda s: map(unquote, s.split(':')), items))
        ret = {}
        for key, value in new.items():
            ret[clean(key)] = clean(value)
        return ret


if __name__ == '__main__':
    stuff = {'A': 5, (4, 5, 7): True}
    data = dirty(stuff)
    print(data)
    print(clean(data))