Question

I like to store my data after a longish python program as dictionaries in a new script. This then allows me to import the program (and hence data) easily for further manipulation.

I write something like this (an old example):

file = open(p['results']+'asa_contacts.py','w')
print>>file, \
'''
\'''
This file stores the contact residues according to changes in ASA
as a dictionary
\''' 
d = {}
'''

followed by a lot of faffing around entering the dictionary code as a string:

print>>file, 'd[\'%s\'] = {}'               %st

I was wondering if there was a module which did this automatically as it would save me a lot of time.

Thank you

Edit: it may be useful to know that these dictionaries are usually several layers deep like this one I’m using today:

d[ratio][bound][charge] = a_list

Answer 1

I am not sure if this is what you are looking for but try the inbuilt function repr.

repr(a)