json-sempai
Have you ever been kept awake at night, desperately feeling a burning desire to do nothing else but directly import JSON files as if they were python modules [1]? Now you can!
This abomination allows you to write
import some_json_fileand if some_json_file.json can be found, it will be available as if it is a
python module.
Usage
Slap a json file somewhere on your python path. tester.json:
{
"hello": "world",
"this": {
"can": {
"be": "nested"
}
}
}Now import jsonsempai and your json file!
>>> from jsonsempai import magic
>>> import tester
>>> tester
<module 'tester' from 'tester.json'>
>>> tester.hello
u'world'
>>> tester.this.can.be
u'nested'
>>>Alternatively, a context manager may be used (100% less magic):
>>> import jsonsempai
>>> with jsonsempai.imports():
... import tester
>>> tester
<module 'tester' from 'tester.json'>Python packages are also supported:
$ tree
.
โโโ python_package
โโโ file.json
โโโ __init__.py
โโโ nested_package
โโโ __init__.py
โโโ second.json>>> from jsonsempai import magic
>>> from python_package import file
>>> file
<module 'python_package.file' from 'python_package/file.json'>
>>> import python_package.nested_package.second
>>> python_package.nested_package.second
<module 'python_package.nested_package.second' from 'python_package/nested_package/second.json'>Installing
Install from pip:
$ pip install json-sempaior clone this repo and install from source:
$ python setup.py installTo purge this horror from your machine:
$ pip uninstall json-sempai| [1] | Disclaimer: Only do this if you hate yourself and the rest of the world. |