"""plistlib.py -- a tool to generate and parse MacOSX .plist files. The PropertList (.plist) file format is a simple XML pickle supporting basic object types, like dictionaries, lists, numbers and strings. Usually the top level object is a dictionary. To write out a plist file, use the writePlist(rootObject, pathOrFile) function. 'rootObject' is the top level object, 'pathOrFile' is a filename or a (writable) file object. To parse a plist from a file, use the readPlist(pathOrFile) function, with a file name or a (readable) file object as the only argument. It returns the top level object (usually a dictionary). Values can be strings, integers, floats, booleans, tuples, lists, dictionaries, Data or Date objects. String values (including dictionary keys) may be unicode strings -- they will be written out as UTF-8. This module exports a class named Dict(), which allows you to easily construct (nested) dicts using keyword arguments as well as accessing values with attribute notation, where d.foo is equivalent to d["foo"]. Regular dictionaries work, too. The plist type is supported through the Data class. This is a thin wrapper around a Python string. The plist data has (limited) support through the Date class. (Warning: Dates are only supported if the PyXML package is installed.) Generate Plist example: pl = Dict( aString="Doodah", aList=["A", "B", 12, 32.1, [1, 2, 3]], aFloat = 0.1, anInt = 728, aDict=Dict( anotherString="", aUnicodeValue=u'M\xe4ssig, Ma\xdf', aTrueValue=True, aFalseValue=False, ), someData = Data(""), someMoreData = Data("" * 10), aDate = Date(time.mktime(time.gmtime())), ) # unicode keys are possible, but a little awkward to use: pl[u'\xc5benraa'] = "That was a unicode key." writePlist(pl, fileName) Parse Plist example: pl = readPlist(pathOrFile) print pl.aKey # same as pl["aKey"] """ __all__ = ["readPlist", "writePlist", "Plist", "Data", "Date", "Dict"] # Note: the Plist class has been deprecated. def readPlist(pathOrFile): """Read a .plist file. 'pathOrFile' may either be a file name or a (readable) file object. Return the unpacked root object (which usually is a dictionary). """ didOpen = 0 if isinstance(pathOrFile, (str, unicode)): pathOrFile = open(pathOrFile) didOpen = 1 p = PlistParser() rootObject = p.parse(pathOrFile) if didOpen: pathOrFile.close() return rootObject def writePlist(rootObject, pathOrFile): """Write 'rootObject' to a .plist file. 'pathOrFile' may either be a file name or a (writable) file object. """ didOpen = 0 if isinstance(pathOrFile, (str, unicode)): pathOrFile = open(pathOrFile, "w") didOpen = 1 writer = PlistWriter(pathOrFile) writer.writeln("") writer.writeValue(rootObject) writer.writeln("") if didOpen: pathOrFile.close() class DumbXMLWriter: def __init__(self, file, indentLevel=0, indent="\t"): self.file = file self.stack = [] self.indentLevel = indentLevel self.indent = indent def beginElement(self, element): self.stack.append(element) self.writeln("<%s>" % element) self.indentLevel += 1 def endElement(self, element): assert self.indentLevel > 0 assert self.stack.pop() == element self.indentLevel -= 1 self.writeln("" % element) def simpleElement(self, element, value=None): if value is not None: value = _escapeAndEncode(value) self.writeln("<%s>%s" % (element, value, element)) else: self.writeln("<%s/>" % element) def writeln(self, line): if line: self.file.write(self.indentLevel * self.indent + line + "\n") else: self.file.write("\n") import re # Regex to strip all control chars, but for \t \n \r and \f _controlStripper = re.compile(r"[\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x0b\x0e\x0f" "\x10\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f]") def _escapeAndEncode(text): text = text.replace("\r\n", "\n") # convert DOS line endings text = text.replace("\r", "\n") # convert Mac line endings text = text.replace("&", "&") # escape '&' text = text.replace("<", "<") # escape '<' text = _controlStripper.sub("?", text) # replace control chars with '?' return text.encode("utf-8") # encode as UTF-8 PLISTHEADER = """\ """ class PlistWriter(DumbXMLWriter): def __init__(self, file, indentLevel=0, indent="\t", writeHeader=1): if writeHeader: file.write(PLISTHEADER) DumbXMLWriter.__init__(self, file, indentLevel, indent) def writeValue(self, value): if isinstance(value, (str, unicode)): self.simpleElement("string", value) elif isinstance(value, bool): # must switch for bool before int, as bool is a # subclass of int... if value: self.simpleElement("true") else: self.simpleElement("false") elif isinstance(value, int): self.simpleElement("integer", str(value)) elif isinstance(value, float): # should perhaps use repr() for better precision? self.simpleElement("real", str(value)) elif isinstance(value, dict): self.writeDict(value) elif isinstance(value, Data): self.writeData(value) elif isinstance(value, Date): self.simpleElement("date", value.toString()) elif isinstance(value, (tuple, list)): self.writeArray(value) else: raise TypeError("unsuported type: %s" % type(value)) def writeData(self, data): self.beginElement("data") for line in data.asBase64().split("\n"): if line: self.writeln(line) self.endElement("data") def writeDict(self, d): self.beginElement("dict") items = d.items() items.sort() for key, value in items: if not isinstance(key, (str, unicode)): raise TypeError("keys must be strings") self.simpleElement("key", key) self.writeValue(value) self.endElement("dict") def writeArray(self, array): self.beginElement("array") for value in array: self.writeValue(value) self.endElement("array") class Dict(dict): """Convenience dictionary subclass: it allows dict construction using keyword arguments (just like dict() in 2.3) as well as attribute notation to retrieve values, making d.foo equivalent to d["foo"]. """ def __new__(cls, **kwargs): self = dict.__new__(cls) self.update(kwargs) return self def __init__(self, **kwargs): self.update(kwargs) def __getattr__(self, attr): try: value = self[attr] except KeyError: raise AttributeError, attr return value def __setattr__(self, attr, value): self[attr] = value def __delattr__(self, attr): try: del self[attr] except KeyError: raise AttributeError, attr class Plist(Dict): """This class has been deprecated! Use the Dict with readPlist() and writePlist() functions instead. """ def fromFile(cls, pathOrFile): """Deprecated! Use the readPlist() function instead.""" rootObject = readPlist(pathOrFile) plist = cls() plist.update(rootObject) return plist fromFile = classmethod(fromFile) def write(self, pathOrFile): """Deprecated! Use the writePlist() function instead.""" writePlist(self, pathOrFile) class Data: """Wrapper for binary data.""" def __init__(self, data): self.data = data def fromBase64(cls, data): import base64 return cls(base64.decodestring(data)) fromBase64 = classmethod(fromBase64) def asBase64(self): import base64 return base64.encodestring(self.data) def __cmp__(self, other): if isinstance(other, self.__class__): return cmp(self.data, other.data) elif isinstance(other, str): return cmp(self.data, other) else: return cmp(id(self), id(other)) def __repr__(self): return "%s(%s)" % (self.__class__.__name__, repr(self.data)) class Date: """Primitive date wrapper, uses time floats internally, is agnostic about time zones. """ def __init__(self, date): if isinstance(date, str): from xml.utils.iso8601 import parse date = parse(date) self.date = date def toString(self): from xml.utils.iso8601 import tostring return tostring(self.date) def __cmp__(self, other): if isinstance(other, self.__class__): return cmp(self.date, other.date) elif isinstance(other, (int, float)): return cmp(self.date, other) else: return cmp(id(self), id(other)) def __repr__(self): return "%s(%s)" % (self.__class__.__name__, repr(self.toString())) class PlistParser: def __init__(self): self.stack = [] self.currentKey = None self.root = None def parse(self, file): from xml.parsers.expat import ParserCreate parser = ParserCreate() parser.StartElementHandler = self.handleBeginElement parser.EndElementHandler = self.handleEndElement parser.CharacterDataHandler = self.handleData parser.ParseFile(file) return self.root def handleBeginElement(self, element, attrs): self.data = [] handler = getattr(self, "begin_" + element, None) if handler is not None: handler(attrs) def handleEndElement(self, element): handler = getattr(self, "end_" + element, None) if handler is not None: handler() def handleData(self, data): self.data.append(data) def addObject(self, value): if self.currentKey is not None: self.stack[-1][self.currentKey] = value self.currentKey = None elif not self.stack: # this is the root object self.root = value else: self.stack[-1].append(value) def getData(self): data = "".join(self.data) try: data = data.encode("ascii") except UnicodeError: pass self.data = [] return data # element handlers def begin_dict(self, attrs): d = Dict() self.addObject(d) self.stack.append(d) def end_dict(self): self.stack.pop() def end_key(self): self.currentKey = self.getData() def begin_array(self, attrs): a = [] self.addObject(a) self.stack.append(a) def end_array(self): self.stack.pop() def end_true(self): self.addObject(True) def end_false(self): self.addObject(False) def end_integer(self): self.addObject(int(self.getData())) def end_real(self): self.addObject(float(self.getData())) def end_string(self): self.addObject(self.getData()) def end_data(self): self.addObject(Data.fromBase64(self.getData())) def end_date(self): self.addObject(Date(self.getData()))