Converts lists of bookmarks in directories to dictionaries.

list2dict.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

def list_to_dict(pages):
    return {page['name']: page for page in pages}
    
def convert_bookmarks(bookmarks):
    for root, directory in bookmarks['roots'].iteritems():
        directory['children'] = list_to_dict(directory['children'])

if __name__ == '__main__':
    bookmarks = {
        'checksum': 'b884cbfb1a6697fa9b9eea9cb2054183', 
        'version': 1, 
        'roots': {
            'synced': {
                'name': 'bbb', 
                'date_modified': '0', 
                'children': [], 
                'date_added': '12989159700896558', 
                'type': 'folder', 
                'id': '3'
            }, 
            'bookmark_bar': {
                'name': 'bookmark_bar', 
                'date_modified': '12989159740428363', 
                'children': [{
                    'url': 'chrome://bookmarks/#1', 
                    'date_added': '12989159740428363', 
                    'type': 'url', 
                    'id': '4', 
                    'name': 'test2'
                }, {
                    'url': 'chrome://bookmarks/#2', 
                    'date_added': '12989159740428363', 
                    'type': 'url', 
                    'id': '4', 
                    'name': 'test'
                }], 
                'date_added': '12989159700896551', 
                'type': 'folder', 'id': '1'
            }, 
            'other': {
                'name': 'aaa', 
                'date_modified': '0', 
                'children': [{
                    'url': 'chrome://bookmarks/#1', 
                    'date_added': '12989159740428363', 
                    'type': 'url', 
                    'id': '4', 
                    'name': 'test'
                }], 
                'date_added': '12989159700896557', 
                'type': 'folder', 
                'id': '2'
            }
        }
    }
    convert_bookmarks(bookmarks)
    print bookmarks['roots']['bookmark_bar']['children']['test2']['url']
    print bookmarks['roots']['bookmark_bar']['children']['test']['url']