Iterators for flattening tree-like / nested data structures
into a namespace scheme.

Supports:

• python dicts
• xml with python's built-in xml module
• json with python's built-in json module.

pip install git+https://github.com/SectionX/iter_utils

Examples:
python dictionary

from iter_utils import flatten

for k, v in flatten(dict_object):  
    ...

xml from file

from iter_utils import flatten

with open('path/to/xml') as file:  
    for k, v in flatten_xml(file):  
        ...

xml from feed

from iter_utils import flatten_xml
import requests

resp = requests.get('url/to/xml')
for k, v in flatten_xml(resp.content):
    ...

json from api:

from iter_utils import flatten
import requests

resp = requests.get('url/to/api/endpoint')
for k, v in flatten(resp.json()):
    ...

You can find more by viewing the docstrings of the functions, including how the input and output looks like.

The functions flatten everything, including lists. Shortly there will be support for more convenient handling of lists along with options for pattern inference, html flattening, and more.