Collect dictionary paths and values

collect_dict_paths.py

test_info = {
    'old_macs': {
        'processors': [
            {'68000': [
                {'name': 'Mac 128k', 'color': False}, 
                {'name': 'Mac 512k', 'color': False}, 
                {'name': 'Mac Plus', 'color': False},
                {'name': 'Mac SE', 'color': False},
            ]},
            {'68020': [
                {'name': 'Mac II', 'color': True},
            ]},
            {'68030': [
                {'name': 'Mac SE/30', 'color': False},
                {'name': 'Mac IIci', 'color': True},
                {'name': 'Mac IIfx', 'color': True},
            ]}
        ]}
}

path_dict = {}

def collect_dict_paths(nested, path_string):
    this_path = path_string
    if type(nested) == dict:
        for k, v in enumerate(nested.items()):
            if k != 0:
                this_path = ':'.join(this_path.split(':')[0:-1])
            this_path = ':'.join((this_path, v[0]))
            if not this_path in path_dict:
                path_dict[this_path] = set()
            # print(v[0], this_path)
            collect_dict_paths(v[1], this_path)
    elif type(nested) == list:
        for i in nested:
            collect_dict_paths(i, this_path)
    else:
        if type(nested) == bool:
            path_dict[this_path].add(True)
            path_dict[this_path].add(False)
        else:
            path_dict[this_path].add(nested)
        # print(nested)
            
collect_dict_paths(test_info, '')
print(path_dict)
for k, v in path_dict.items():
    if v:
        print(k, v)
        
# Outputs the following:
# {':old_macs': set(), ':old_macs:processors': set(), ':old_macs:processors:68000': set(), ':old_macs:processors:68000:name': {'Mac SE', 'Mac 512k', 'Mac Plus', 'Mac 128k'}, ':old_macs:processors:68000:color': {False, True}, ':old_macs:processors:68020': set(), ':old_macs:processors:68020:name': {'Mac II'}, ':old_macs:processors:68020:color': {False, True}, ':old_macs:processors:68030': set(), ':old_macs:processors:68030:name': {'Mac IIci', 'Mac SE/30', 'Mac IIfx'}, ':old_macs:processors:68030:color': {False, True}}
# :old_macs:processors:68000:name {'Mac SE', 'Mac 512k', 'Mac Plus', 'Mac 128k'}
# :old_macs:processors:68000:color {False, True}
# :old_macs:processors:68020:name {'Mac II'}
# :old_macs:processors:68020:color {False, True}
# :old_macs:processors:68030:name {'Mac IIci', 'Mac SE/30', 'Mac IIfx'}
# :old_macs:processors:68030:color {False, True}