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Asked: 2026-05-25T12:13:46+00:00

I am trying with NSArray.arrayWithContentsOfFile_(bla.sdef) but that returns None . I also tried NSDictionary.dictionaryWithContentsOfFile_(bla.sdef)

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I am trying with NSArray.arrayWithContentsOfFile_("bla.sdef") but that returns None.

I also tried NSDictionary.dictionaryWithContentsOfFile_("bla.sdef") but that also returns None.

I am trying to get a NSDictionary object in the end in a form where parts of it are conforming to the dict for NSScriptCommandDescription initWithSuiteName:commandName:dictionary:.

(Note: I don’t want to know here how to load scripting definitions into NSScriptSuiteRegistry. I really just want to know here how to read the sdef-file.)

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  1. Editorial Team

    Those methods are for reading property-list files. An sdef file is not a property list; it follows a different, purpose-specific XML schema, defined in sdef(5).

    I don’t think there is a public API for reading sdef files directly into a dictionary or more scripting-specific object; you’ll need to do it yourself using an XML parser (either one of Cocoa’s or one of Python’s).

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