accessing python dictionary values with dot accessing python dictionary values with dot

class dotdict(dict):

    “””dot.notation access to dictionary attributes”””

    __getattr__ = dict.get

    __setattr__ = dict.__setitem__

    __delattr__ = dict.__delitem__class Map(dict):

    “””

    Example:

    m = Map({‘first_name’: ‘Eduardo’}, last_name=’Pool’, age=24, sports=[‘Soccer’])

    “””

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):

        super(Map, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        for arg in args:

            if isinstance(arg, dict):

                for k, v in arg.iteritems():

                    self[k] = v

        if kwargs:

            for k, v in kwargs.iteritems():

                self[k] = v
    def __getattr__(self, attr):

        return self.get(attr)
    def __setattr__(self, key, value):

        self.__setitem__(key, value)
    def __setitem__(self, key, value):

        super(Map, self).__setitem__(key, value)

        self.__dict__.update({key: value})
    def __delattr__(self, item):

        self.__delitem__(item)
    def __delitem__(self, key):

        super(Map, self).__delitem__(key)

        del self.__dict__[key]