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R(estricted) E(xtended) Objects. Simple, reasonable fast, restricted/extended python objects.
.. _LongDescription:
ReOBJ: Description
.. rubric:: ReOBJ: .. rubric:: R(estricted) E(xtended) Objects. Simple, reasonable fast, restricted/extended python objects.
.. contents:: :depth: 3
HTML documentation of the project is hosted at: ReOBJ-HTML documentation <http://reobj.readthedocs.org/>_
Or Package Documentation <http://pythonhosted.org//ReOBJ/>_
ReOBJ contains different restricted/extended python objects.
ReDICTs: Simple, reasonable fast, restricted/extended python dictionary objects.
ReLISTs: Simple, reasonable fast, restricted/extended list objects.
ReTUPLEs: Simple, reasonable fast, restricted/extended tuple objects.
ReMATRIXs: Simple, reasonable fast, restricted/extended list-of-tuples objects.
All ReBASE classes - subclasses:
.. warning:: for all ReBASE classes disabled methods
- any class.copy()
- e.g.: xy = myrlist.copy()
- any class.clear()
- e.g.: myrlist.clear()
- any __setattr__()
- any __delattr__()
- any __add__()
can be dumped with json: but will lose any extra data like: key_order (list) or/and any extra_data dict
can be pickled
additional methods:
set_extra_data(), update_extra_data(), replace_extra_data(): Sets/updates key/value to the additional dictionary: extra_data
copy_recursively(): recursively copy: Supports recursively intermediate ReDICT, ReLIST, ReTUPLE, dicts, lists and tuples (and their subclasses: depending on there implementation though)
extra_data dict and any key_order (list) and any extra_key_order (list)copy_recursively_to_python_native_types(): recursively copy: changing all ReOBJ to native python types.
RdictIO, RdictFO, RdictFO2: to python OrderedDict obj` keeping their order (see also argument: use_extra_key_order)
all other ReDICT: objects will be replaced by normal python dict objs
all ReLIST obj will be replaced by normal python list objs
all ReTUPLE obj will be replaced by normal python tuple objs
all ReMATRIX obj will be replaced by normal python list of tuple objs
.. warning:: ReMATRIX tuple items (rows) are not recursively copied so there should be no dict, list ect.. just basic types
Supports recursively intermediate ReDICT, ReLIST, ReTUPLE, dicts, lists and tuples (and their subclasses: depending on there implementation though)
.. note:: any ReOBJ set: extra_data will be lost
topickle(): returns a new pickled dumps byte string from the obj
tojson(): returns a new json dumps string from the obj
tojson_keeporder(): returns a new json dumps string from the obj keeping the order of any RdictIO, RdictFO, RdictFO2
.. warning:: comparisons do not take into consideration any key_order (list) or extra_data dict
Overview Differences ++++++++++++++++++++
Edict is similar to a normal python dict but has some additional (extended) features
Rdict and RdictIO: can add new items after creation/initialization
RdictF and RdictFO, RdictFO2: F(ix) can not add new items after creation/initialization
Rdict and RdictF: do not have any key_order (list) nor any extra_key_order (list)
RdictIO and RdictFO, RdictFO2: O(rder) do have a key_order (list) plus an extra_key_order (list)
RdictIO: I(nsertion) O(rder): keeps track of the order new keys where added
RdictFO, RdictFO2: F(ix) O(rder): keeps track of the order of the keys when it was created/initialized
all three have the extra_key_order (list):
all three can be converted to OrderedDict: keeping their key_order or optionally the extra_key_order
.. code-block:: python
example_rdictordered = RdictFO([
('key1', 'value1'),
('key2', 'value2'),
('key3', RdictIO([
('inner_key1', 'innervalue1'),
('inner_key2', 'innervalue2'),
], False)),
], False)
json_dumps = example_rdictordered.tojson_keeporder(indent=3)
print(json_dumps)
Output will be:
.. code-block:: json
{
"key1": "value1",
"key2": "value2",
"key3": {
"inner_key1": "innervalue1",
"inner_key2": "innervalue2"
}
}
RdictFO vs. RdictFO2: RdictFO can change the values. RdictFO2 can after creation not change the values
Elist is similar to a normal python list but has some additional (extended) featuresRlist: can add new items after creation/initializationRlistF: F(ix) can not add new items after creation/initializationEtuple is similar to a normal python tuple but has some additional (extended) featuresLmatrix is a List-Of-Tuples with some additional (extended) featuresLmatrixF: F(ix) can not add new items (tuple-rows) after creation/initializationfor code examples see the files in 'development source` folders: Examples, Tests, SpeedCheck
projects which make use of: ReOBJ
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ReOBJ is distributed under the terms of the BSD 3-clause license.
Consult LICENSE.rst or http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause.
(c) 2014, peter1000 https://github.com/peter1000
All rights reserved.
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R(estricted) E(xtended) Objects. Simple, reasonable fast, restricted/extended python objects.
We found that ReOBJ demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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