"""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). (Warning: you need pyexpat installed for this to work, ie. it doesn't work with a vanilla Python 2.2 as shipped with MacOS X.2.) 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. To support Boolean values in plists with Python < 2.3, "bool", "True" and "False" are exported. Use these symbols from this module if you want to be compatible with Python 2.2.x (strongly recommended). 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", "False", "True", "bool"] # Note: the Plist class has been deprecated, Dict, False, True and bool # are here only for compatibility with Python 2.2. 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 more or less uquivalent 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())) # cruft to support booleans in Python <= 2.3 import sys if sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 3): # Python 2.2 and earlier: no booleans # Python 2.2.x: booleans are ints class bool(int): """Imitation of the Python 2.3 bool object.""" def __new__(cls, value): return int.__new__(cls, not not value) def __repr__(self): if self: return "True" else: return "False" True = bool(1) False = bool(0) else: # Bind the boolean builtins to local names True = True False = False bool = bool if __name__ == "__main__": from StringIO import StringIO import time if len(sys.argv) == 1: 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())), ) elif len(sys.argv) == 2: pl = readPlist(sys.argv[1]) else: print "Too many arguments: at most 1 plist file can be given." sys.exit(1) # unicode keys are possible, but a little awkward to use: pl[u'\xc5benraa'] = "That was a unicode key." f = StringIO() writePlist(pl, f) xml = f.getvalue() print xml f.seek(0) pl2 = readPlist(f) assert pl == pl2 f = StringIO() writePlist(pl2, f) assert xml == f.getvalue() #print repr(pl2)