Python Question
Converting .lua table to a python dictionary
I have this kind of input:
sometable = {
["a"] = {
"a1",
},
["b"] = {
"b1",
["b2"] = true,
},
["c"] = {
"c1",
["c2"] = true,
},
},
And would like to convert it to some dictionary I can work with in python - or basically, I just need to be able to read the data in this pattern:
print sometable[b][b2]
What is the best solution to this? I tried to do a bunch of replaces and convert it using
astdef make_dict(input): # just body, ie. without 'sometable'
input = input.replace("=", ":")
input = input.replace("[\"", "\"")
input = input.replace("\"]", "\"")
input = input.replace("\t", "")
input = input.replace("\n", "")
input = "{" + input + "}"
return ast.literal_eval(input)
The problem is that the output is:
{
"a" :
{"a1", },
"b" :
{"b1", "b2" : true,},
"c" :
{"c1", "c2" : 1,},
}
The error (
invalid syntax{"b1", "b2" : true,},
Answer
Look at this package: https://github.com/SirAnthony/slpp.
>>> from slpp import slpp as lua
>>> code = """{
["a"] = {
"a1",
},
["b"] = {
"b1",
["b2"] = true,
},
["c"] = {
"c1",
["c2"] = true,
},
}"""
>>> print(lua.decode(code))
{'a': ['a1'], 'c': {0: 'c1', 'c2': True}, 'b': {0: 'b1', 'b2': True}}
Source (Stackoverflow)