## Copyright (c) 2006 Bruce Vaughan, BV Detailing & Design, Inc.

## All rights reserved.

## PrintDict.py Version 1.02

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""" Return a formatted string of a sorted dictionary listing

Library module PrintDict

function 'formatDict'

Place in directory 'SDS/2 root data'/macro/macrolib.

Create the directory if it does not exist.

This file can be executed as a stand alone parametric.

Example import:

from macrolib.PrintDict import formatDict

Example usage:

str1 = formatDict("Dialog Box 1 dictionary listing:", dd1())

print str1

The function returns a string containing all the defined variables and their values.

It works with 'globals()', 'locals()' or any dictionary.

This can be useful when debugging a parametric.

Revision History:

Version 1.01 (11/5/06) - Add '\n' (newline) to line 'ret_str = hdr_str + "\n"'

Version 1.02 (11/27/06) - Revise the way 'padstr' is calculated

"""

# SEE EXAMPLE USAGE IN 'test_formatDict()' BELOW

def formatDict(hdr_str, dd):

listCopy = list(dd.keys())

listCopy.sort()

listLen = []

for i in listCopy:

listLen.append(len(i))

ret_str = hdr_str + "\n"

for i in listCopy:

padStr = " " * (max(listLen) - len(i)) + " "

ret_str = ret_str + "Key = %s %s Value = %s\n" % (i, padStr, dd[i])

return ret_str

#########################################################

def test_formatDict():

# set default variable values

stf_thk = 1.9

stf_width = 50.0

foo = "Work is no fun."

# create a dictionary with new values

dd = {'stf_thk':0.375, 'stf_width':2.5, 'foo':'Python is fun!'}

print formatDict("Dictionary 'dd' listing:", dd)

# list local variables before updating

print formatDict("Local variables before updating locals:", locals())

# Update local dictionary

for key, value in dd.items():

exec "%s = %s" % (key, repr(value)) in None

# print local variables after updating

print formatDict("\nLocal variables after updating locals:", locals())

## END test_formatDict() ###############################

if __name__ == '__main__':

try:

test_formatDict()

finally:

del test_formatDict

del formatDict

"""

print "\nLocal variables accessed directly:"

for k, v in locals().items():

print k, "=", v

"""