Handy Python Console Snippets

python_snippets.py

# This works in the Flask debugging console as well.
# Very handy for pretty output of Python dictionaries
# Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3733554/howto-format-dict-string-outputs-nicely
import json
x = {'planet' : {'has': {'plants': 'yes', 'animals': 'yes', 'cryptonite': 'no'}, 'name': 'Earth'}}

print json.dumps(x, indent=2)

"""
Output:

{
  "planet": {
    "has": {
      "plants": "yes", 
      "animals": "yes", 
      "cryptonite": "no"
    }, 
    "name": "Earth"
  }
}
"""