List indexes in keypath? about python-benedict HOT 8 CLOSED

Hi, sorry for late reply...

I like d.get("a.1.b") better since it is less chars to type :-)

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@tadams42, @supersational, @d4n13lbc you can install 0.16.0 version.

List index support in keypaths has been implemented using the standard array syntax, eg: products[0].categories[1].name (additional quotes before/after the index will be ignored).

Let me know if you find any issue or you need new features.

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I love this library for dealing with nested JSON data from web APIs (sometimes the JSON can be massive), just copy the paths into a benedict.

d = benedict(response.json())

One easy way to get the path in Chrome network tab at least, is to right click and press "Copy property path", I've attached a screenshot below

In this instance the path is icons[2].src, it would be great if this was supported by benedict :) although the other syntax is shorter and could also be used.

Also for larger structures this method can return odd double-quoting in paths, e.g. products[""0""].categories[1].name .. ugly syntax but in my case would be great if that also worked seamlessly with benedict!

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Thank you, I’m glad you like it.
This is a very good idea, I will implement it as soon as possible.

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@tadams42 which syntax do you think is better?

d.get("a.1.b")

or

d.get("a[1].b")

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I see this was implemented, but jsondiff returns integer as keys. With the current solution it is not possible to index by an integer key

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@d4n13lbc don'worry, I will implement a flexible solution.

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Probably not the best place or the best example, but maybe this is worthy for
somebody

data = benedict({'my_key': {1: {2: {'other_key': 'other_value'}}}})
>>> 'my_key[1]' in data
True
>>> 'my_key[1][2]' in data
True

data = benedict({'my_key': {'1': [{'a': 'b'}]}})
>>> 'my_key.1' in data
True
>>> 'my_key.1[0]' in data
True

Notice the use of [] for integer key and . for string key

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