AutoVivification¶

class yoda_powers.toolbox.AutoVivification[source]¶

Bases: dict

Implementation of perl’s autovivification feature.

Example:

>>> a = AutoVivification()
>>> a[1][2][3] = 4
>>> a[1][3][3] = 5
>>> a[1][2]['test'] = 6
>>> print(a)
>>> {1: {2: {'test': 6, 3: 4}, 3: {3: 5}}}

Methods Summary

`clear`()
`copy`()
`fromkeys`([value])	Create a new dictionary with keys from iterable and values set to value.
`get`(key[, default])	Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default.
`items`()
`keys`()
`pop`(k[,d])	If key is not found, d is returned if given, otherwise KeyError is raised
`popitem`()	2-tuple; but raise KeyError if D is empty.
`setdefault`(key[, default])	Insert key with a value of default if key is not in the dictionary.
`update`([E, ]**F)	If E is present and has a .keys() method, then does: for k in E: D[k] = E[k] If E is present and lacks a .keys() method, then does: for k, v in E: D[k] = v In either case, this is followed by: for k in F: D[k] = F[k]
`values`()

Methods Documentation

fromkeys(value=None, /)¶: Create a new dictionary with keys from iterable and values set to value.

get(key, default=None, /)¶: Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default.

pop(k[, d]) → v, remove specified key and return the corresponding value.¶: If key is not found, d is returned if given, otherwise KeyError is raised

popitem() → (k, v), remove and return some (key, value) pair as a¶: 2-tuple; but raise KeyError if D is empty.

setdefault(key, default=None, /)¶

Insert key with a value of default if key is not in the dictionary.

Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default.

update([E, ]**F) → None. Update D from dict/iterable E and F.¶: If E is present and has a .keys() method, then does: for k in E: D[k] = E[k] If E is present and lacks a .keys() method, then does: for k, v in E: D[k] = v In either case, this is followed by: for k in F: D[k] = F[k]