name_value_consolidate_to_true_dict.py

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def kv_pair_list_to_map(self, obj, name_key, value_key='value'):
    """Return a dictionary from a list of fixed name/value keyed dicts

    This handles the common "xml-style" storage of values in JSON
    It also merges into lists as appropriate
    Example Usage (for below input)
    ===============================

    map_obj = kv_pair_list_to_map(obj, 'var_name', value_key='value')

    Example Input
    =============

    [
        {"var_name": "height", "value": 100},
        {"var_name": "weight", "value": 150},
        {"var_name": "age", "value": 51 }
    ]

    Example Output
    ==============
    {
        'height': 100,
        'weight': 150,
        'age': 51}
    }

    TODO: Support duplicates, convert them to arrrays
          Handle input like this:

        {"var_name": "category", "value": "ecommerce"},
        {"var_name": "category", "value": "retail"},
        {"var_name": "name", "value": "Target }

        And return:
        {
          "category": [
          "ecommerce",
          "retail"],
          name: "Target"
        }
        This isn't difficult, it just makes this less one-line friendly
    """
    return dict(map(lambda item: (item[name_key], item[value_key]), obj))