salt module function to save dictionary as a json file

gistfile1.py

import json
import logging


log = logging.getLogger(__name__)


def save_dictionary(filename,  # whe to output dictionary
                    **kwargs   # the dictionary itself
                    ):
    """
    creates json file in a format:
    {
        "key1":"value1",
        ...
    }
    discarding all keys starting from "__" as it's used internally by salt
    saves file as salt running user with current umask
    """
    data = {}
    for k, v in kwargs.iteritems():
        if not k.startswith("__"):
            data[k] = v

    with open(filename, mode='w') as f:
        f.write(json.dumps(data, sort_keys=True, indent=2))

    return True