dictlist.py

#! /usr/bin/env python3
import sys,os,fcp3,hashlib,io
from datetime import datetime
from datetime import date
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
import re #https://pythongeeks.org/regular-expressions-in-python/#:~:text=A%20regular%20expression%20is%20a%20sequence%20of%20characters,%28stands%20for%20the%20regular%20expression%29%20for%20this%20purpose.
#https://realpython.com/python-interface/
class DictList(list):
  def __init__(self,*args):
    super(DictList,self).__init__(args)
    self.sep=";"
    self.asgn="="
  def getSep(self):
    return self.sep
  def getAsgn(self):
    return self.asgn
  def append(self,**kw):
    super(DictList,self).append(kw)
  def __str__(self):
    out=io.StringIO()

    #TODO: escape single seperator with doulbe seperator
    #TODO: escape single assign with doulbe asign
    for item in self:
      if isinstance(item,dict):
        for k,v in item.items():
          print(k,v,file=out,sep=self.getAsgn(),end=self.getSep()) #sep=self.getSep()
          #self.strings.extend(
          #  [str(k) + self.getAsgn() +
          #   str(v) for k,v in aString.items()])
      else:
        print(str(item),file=out,end=self.getSep()) #https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/python-new-line-and-how-to-python-print-without-a-newline/
    out_value=out.getvalue()[1:-1]
    out.close()
    return out_value
def dictlist_test():
  global dl
  dl=DictList("bob@hash",{'update_fms_SSK': 'USK@hash'},"some string of data")
  print("Sep=" + dl.getSep())
  print("Sep=" + dl.getAsgn())
  print("String=" + str(dl))