def test_parser(self):
tests = [
# string
("['eggs': 'spam', 'ham': 'spam']", OrderedDict([('eggs', 'spam'), ('ham', 'spam')])),
("""['eg"gs': 'sp\\'am']""", OrderedDict([('eg"gs', "sp'am")])),
# bool
("[True: False]", OrderedDict([(True, False)])),
# int, float and None
("[1: -2.2, None: -1]", OrderedDict([(1, -2.2), (None, -1)])),
# set
("['eggs': set()]", OrderedDict([('eggs', set())])),
("['eggs': {'spam', 'ham'}]", OrderedDict([('eggs', {'spam', 'ham'})])),
# dict
("['eggs': {}, 'ham': dict()]", OrderedDict([('eggs', dict()), ('ham', dict())])),
("['eggs': {'spam': 'ham'}]", OrderedDict([('eggs', {'spam': 'ham'})])),
# listdict
("['eggs': listdict()]", OrderedDict([('eggs', OrderedDict())])),
("['eggs': ['spam': 'ham']]", OrderedDict([('eggs', OrderedDict([('spam', 'ham')]))])),
# tuple
("['eggs': (), 'ham': tuple()]", OrderedDict([('eggs', tuple()), ('ham', tuple())])),
("['eggs': ('spam', 'ham')]", OrderedDict([('eggs', ('spam', 'ham'))])),
# list
("['eggs': ['spam', 'ham']]", OrderedDict([('eggs', ['spam', 'ham'])])),
("['eggs': [], 'ham': list()]", OrderedDict([('eggs', list()), ('ham', list())])),
# nesting
("['eggs': ('spam', {'spam': ['spam': {'spam', 'ham'}]})]",
OrderedDict([('eggs', ('spam', {'spam': OrderedDict([('spam', {'spam', 'ham'})])}))])),
("[('eggs', ('ham', 'spam')): ('spam', {'spam': ['spam': {'spam', 'ham'}]})]",
OrderedDict([(('eggs', ('ham', 'spam')), ('spam', {'spam': OrderedDict([('spam', {'spam', 'ham'})])}))])),
]
for ld, od in tests:
parsed = listdict_parser.parseString(ld)[0]
self.assertEqual(parsed, od, 'Failed to parse "%s" correctly.' % ld)
def loads(listdict_repr):
"""
Converts "['eggs': 'spam']" to OrderedDict([('eggs': 'spam')])
>>> loads("['eggs': 'spam', 'ham': 'spam']")
OrderedDict([('eggs', 'spam'), ('ham', 'spam')])
>>> loads('listdict()')
OrderedDict()
"""
return listdict_parser.parseString(listdict_repr)[0]
