:mod:`cloudmesh-common.cloudmesh.common.DictList`
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.. py:module:: cloudmesh-common.cloudmesh.common.DictList


Module Contents
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Classes
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.. autoapisummary::

   cloudmesh-common.cloudmesh.common.DictList.DictList



.. class:: DictList(entries=None, key='name', position='x')


   Bases: :class:`dict`

   A class to convert lists of dicts to dicts.

   Example:

       data = [
       {"name": "vm1", "status": "on"},
       {"name": "vm2", "status": "on"},
       {"name": "vm3", "status": "on"},
       {"name": "vm4", "status": "on"},
       ]

       d = DictList(data)
       pprint (d)

       # {'vm1': {'name': 'vm1', 'status': 'on', 'x': 0},
       #  'vm2': {'name': 'vm2', 'status': 'on', 'x': 1},
       #  'vm3': {'name': 'vm3', 'status': 'on', 'x': 2},
       #  'vm4': {'name': 'vm4', 'status': 'on', 'x': 3}}

       print (d['vm1'])
       # {'name': 'vm1', 'status': 'on', 'x': 0}
       #
       print (d.list())
       # [{'name': 'vm1', 'status': 'on', 'x': 0},
       #  {'name': 'vm2', 'status': 'on', 'x': 1},
       #  {'name': 'vm3', 'status': 'on', 'x': 2},
       #  {'name': 'vm4', 'status': 'on', 'x': 3}]


   .. method:: list(self)

      Lists the entries

      :return:



.. data:: data