aif-ng/extras/txttojson.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
import argparse
import json
import os
import pprint
#import re
try:
import yaml
except:
exit('You need pyYAML.')
def parseArgs():
args = argparse.ArgumentParser()
args.add_argument('-i',
'--in',
dest = 'infile',
required = True,
help = 'The plaintext representation of a python dict')
args.add_argument('-o',
'--out',
dest = 'outfile',
required = True,
help = 'The JSON file to create')
return(args)
def main():
args = vars(parseArgs().parse_args())
infile = os.path.abspath(os.path.normpath(args['infile']))
outfile = os.path.abspath(os.path.normpath(args['outfile']))
if not os.path.lexists(infile):
exit('Input file doesn\'t exist.')
#try:
with open(outfile, 'w') as outgoing:
with open(infile, 'r') as incoming:
#data = re.sub("'", '"', incoming.read())
#outgoing.write(data)
#d = json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii = False)
#d = json.dumps(incoming.read().replace("'", '"'))
d = yaml.load(incoming.read())
pprint.pprint(d)
j = json.dumps(d, indent = 4)
outgoing.write(j)
#except:
#exit('Error when trying to read/write file(s).')
return()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()