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Created February 1, 2018 08:41
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flatten data structure
def flat(content):
path = []
flatten(content, path)
def flatten(content, path):
if type(content) is list or type(content) is tuple:
for index, node in enumerate(content):
cur_path = path[:]
cur_path.append(str(index))
flatten(node, cur_path)
elif type(content) is dict:
for key, node in content.items():
cur_path = path[:]
cur_path.append(key)
flatten(node, cur_path)
else:
print(('/'.join(path), content))
test = {
"key1": 42,
"key2": "some string",
"key3": [1, 2],
"key4": [{"sk1": [4,5], "sk2": "blah"}, ("hello", "world")],
"key5": {
'sub1': {
'sub11': 'v1',
'sub12': 'v2',
},
'sub2': ['abc', 1234, ('wow', 'hum', (4321, 'xxxx', {'a': 63, 'b': 64}))]
}
}
flat(test)
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