dot format to dict

gistfile1.py

def gen_dict(key_tree, value):
    if len(key_tree) == 1:
        return "%s = \"%s\";" %(key_tree[0], value)
    else:
        return (gen_dict(key_tree[1:], value) +
                "\n" + "{key1} = {{}};\n{key1}['{key2}'] = {key2};".format(key1=key_tree[0],
                                                                       key2=key_tree[1]))

print gen_dict(key_tree="a.b.c.d".split("."), value="haha")
# input: a.b.c.d = "haha"
# output:
# d = "haha";
# c = {};
# c['d']=d;
# b = {};
# b['c']=c;
# a = {};
# a['b']=b;

# or a:{ b:{ c:{ d: "haha" } } }